Re: Co-Chair

Not hearing any other proposal or objection, I’ve gone ahead and made Rob Co-chair. Welcome, Rob!

Gregg Kellogg
gregg@greggkellogg.net

> On Nov 13, 2017, at 6:32 PM, Robert Sanderson <azaroth42@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks Gregg!  If it's acceptable to everyone, I'm very happy to take on the work. If anyone else would like to, then please do put yourself forwards ... the goal we all share is to move the specifications forwards, not to quibble over who sends out agendas for teleconferences :)
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> My background that Gregg alluded to:
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> I co-chair the Open Annotation Community Group (currently very quiet, following the release of the TRs earlier this year), and co-chaired the Web Annotation Working Group, including the negotiations with the W3C about the transition of control back and forth. I'm the W3C Advisory Committee representative for my organization and have good working relationships with many of the W3C staff.
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> JSON-LD is a core technology choice for the IIIF community [1], for which I am on the Executive Board and am the primary editor for the Presentation API (which is the main use of JSON-LD).  It is also fundamental for ongoing work in the Museum community [2]. This is not just another specification and line item on the resumé, a successful specification for a new JSON-LD version is a fundamental need for the organization and communities that I represent. 
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> Rob
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> [1] https://github.com/IIIF/api/issues/1192#issuecomment-336225466 <https://github.com/IIIF/api/issues/1192#issuecomment-336225466>
> [2] https://linked.art/model/jsonld/ <https://linked.art/model/jsonld/>
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> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Gregg Kellogg <gregg@greggkellogg.net <mailto:gregg@greggkellogg.net>> wrote:
> As we move through spec updates and on to implementations and work for a WG, I think it would be good to have a co-chair. I also think that the time is coming when we want to start CG calls on a regular basis, and the support would be useful.
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> I suggest Rob Sanderson, who has been a CG member for a long time, has volunteered, and has experience chairing W3C Working Groups.
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> Anyone else that is interested, please put your name forward, and we’ll call for a consensus response to proceed.
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> Gregg Kellogg
> gregg@greggkellogg.net <mailto:gregg@greggkellogg.net>
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> Rob Sanderson
> Semantic Architect
> The Getty Trust
> Los Angeles, CA 90049