Re: Minutes of the conference call

Dear Ramya

Thanks for sharing the minutes, Sure I will be there from the next call.

Regards
Chockalingam

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Ramya Venkitesh <ramya@barrierbreak.com>
wrote:

> Hello All,
>
>
>
> Let me first thank everyone for being a part of our community’s first
> conference call which was hosted by Chair of the Interest Group.
>
>
>
> Sharing with you the minutes of the call:
>
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> 1.       The meeting began with the introduction of attendees and
> thanking W3C for the support given for conducting the conference call.
>
> 2.       Member Outreach – To have a vibrant community of 250 people in a
> 1 year period.
>
> a.       Every one of us would reach out to at least 3 people we know
> working in the field of accessibility to join the group.
>
> b.      Reach out to the other Members already on the Interest Group and
> get them engaged with the group
>
> c.       Reach out to people of product/service companies like
> Developers, Designers and not only Senior Leadership to join the group
>
> 3.       Member Engagement – To provide learning and sharing through
> different interactions
>
> a.       Write blog posts, questions, share information etc. that we
> would like to discuss in the group to make it more engaging and also help
> people understand the value of joining the group
>
> b.      Promote the group through social media channels such as Facebook,
> twitter and/or LinkedIn
>
> 4.       Meeting Schedule
>
> a.       Have 2 conference call every month to begin. Have 1 as a
> learning sessions and 1 as a general discussions to promote accessibility
> in India during the calls.
>
> 5.       Accessible India Campaign & Smart Cities
>
> a.       Initially to start a Blog post, so we can share our ideas on how
> we can support the Government in Accessibility
>
> b.      Some areas that we can support government is through working on
> standards and guidelines, training and suggestions for a public procurement
> policy
>
> 6.       Next conference call has been scheduled for the 14th of October
> 2015, 10 am to 11 am which will be a Learning Session by Mr. Rakesh
> Paladugula as an Introduction to WCAG 2.0. This will be a 30 minute session
> followed by Q&A and discussions
>
> We look forward for more participants for our next call and your
> continuous support to make this group more informative and engaging.
>
>
>
> Warm Regards
>
> Ramya
>
>
>



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Chockalingam