Re: Call for DPVCG Chair

+1
Makes perfect sense to have a co-chair position.

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Regards,
Ajay Jadhav
CTO | AYANWORKS


On Sun, 2 Nov 2025 at 8:32 PM, Renato Iannella <r@iannel.la> wrote:

> I second (and fully support) Beatriz’s nomination as co-chair.
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> Cheers, Renato
> Co-Chair, W3C ODRL Community Group.
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> > On 2 Nov 2025, at 09:05, Harshvardhan Pandit <
> harshvardhan.pandit@adaptcentre.ie> wrote:
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> > Hi All.
> > We have now closed the call for nominations as we are past the deadline
> (OCT-31). We have 1 nomination by Beatriz Esteves (IMEC-UGent) (see [1][2])
> who has proposed adopting a co-chairing model (with myself as the other
> chair). We will be discussing and confirming this outcome in the next
> meeting on NOV-05. You are encouraged to attend and participate, and if
> not, then to share your thoughts via email. I will report back the
> conclusions from the call in a reply to this email.
> >
> > Thank you to all those who engaged with the process, including in the
> meetings. Thank you to Beatriz for applying, for Art to volunteer as
> maintainer (which we deal outside the chair selection process), Sarven for
> sharing considerations and experiences which we will benefit from in the
> near future.
> >
> > [1] https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-dpvcg/2025Oct/0000.html
> > [2] https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-dpvcg/2025Oct/0007.html
> >
> > Regards,
> > Harsh
> >
> > On 23/09/2025 18:24, Harshvardhan Pandit wrote:
> >> Hi All.
> >> With DPV v2.2 published and out of the way (thanks to all involved), I
> think we should now discuss the role of Chair within the DPVCG. I took on
> this role in JAN 2020, and as of today have been the chair for about 5
> years and 9 months. It has been a productive period for me (and I hope the
> DPVCG). However, we as a group should also discuss whether this should
> continue or change as the position of chair does not necessitate a
> permanent or long-term role.
> >> With this is mind, I'm putting forward a proposal with three options:
> >> 1) I continue as chair (default if there are no other volunteers,
> however my position will still need to be confirmed).
> >> 2) We elect a chair (if there are volunteers).
> >> 3) We defer the election to another time (as agreed) and invite
> volunteers to discuss/showcase their vision in the meantime (ideal if we
> want to have co-chairs with dedicated responsibilities).
> >> If you wish to volunteer for the role of the chair, please reply to
> this email (publicly as this needs to be seen and reflected in the group's
> discussion). **I suggest we invite nominations and discussions until
> OCT-31, and then take a decision after that**. I also invite further
> discussion / suggestions / scrutiny regarding this process.
> >> P.S. I'm happy to stay on as the maintainer for DPV in any case. The
> role of chair is one of leadership where you direct the group's attentions
> and discussions, represent the group in other forums, and are the point of
> contact and its liason for other groups -- in particular for the W3C's
> activities regarding standardisation. If you want to know more about what
> is involved, please ask me for details.
> >> Regards,
> >
> > --
> > ---
> > Harshvardhan J. Pandit, Ph.D
> > Research Fellow @ AI Accountability Lab
> > Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
> > https://harshp.com/
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