Re: Call for DPVCG Chair

I support the proposal of course

cheers
piero

On 03/11/25 07:01, Polleres, Axel wrote:
> needless to add (as ancient former co-chair) that I fully support this, 
> keep all up the good work!
> 
> Axel
> 
> --
> Prof. Dr. Axel Polleres
> Institute for Data, Process and Knowledge Management,
> Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, WU Vienna
> url: http://www.polleres.net/
> 
>> On 02.11.2025, at 08:05, Harshvardhan Pandit 
>> <harshvardhan.pandit@adaptcentre.ie> wrote:
>>
>> External Sender
>>
>>
>> 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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