CDG IRT CoChair

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CDG IRT Co-Chair

• Ideas from Neal Richardson Telecom New Zealand

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CDG IRT co-chairs

• One from Asia Pacific region
• One from American, Middle East European regions
• Division is Dateline Pacific Ocean
• Chairs must work for a Network Operator
• Two year tenure
• Eligible for re-election
• Cannot serve more than two consecutive terms
• A Network Operator cannot have a representative
  hold a co-chair position for more than two
  consecutive tenures
• An individual cannot hold a co-chair position for
  more than two consecutive tenures.

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Responsibilities

• Solicit Network Operator priorities and set
  annual IRT goals and priorities
• Set general direction and improvement of the IRT
  Quarter Meetings
• Lead half of the IRT meetings
• Create meeting topics, find speakers, review
  agenda
• Lead the decision making in the plenary sessions
• Review and approve meeting minutes
• Lead conference calls with co-chair
• Actively encourage operator to attend IRT
  meetings

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Responsibilities (2)

• Attend a minimum of seven face to face meetings
  per tenure

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Nomination Process

• Remaining co-chair will call for nominations to
  fill empty co-chair position during CDG IRT Face
  to Face meeting.
• Nomination period will close after four weeks
• Nominations for CDG IRT co-chair must be from a
  CDG member Network Operator
• Nominations sent to remaining co-chair
• In the event that both co-chairs resign at the
  same time an official will be nominated by the
  CDG IRT plenary

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Voting

• Only Network Operators can vote
• One vote per Network Operator
• Voting will be confidential
• All Network Operators can vote irrespective of
  region

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Other CDG IRT Positions

• All working group leaders should be held to the
  same process and tenure as IRT co-chair positions
• Two year tenure
• Contestable positions
• Working group leaders can be from any member of
  the IRT not just Network Operators.