Re: Call for DPVCG Chair

same for me

On 11/3/2025 8:48 AM, Piero Bonatti wrote:
> 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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