Re: Co-Chair

And a belated endorsement! Welcome Rob :)

On 21 November 2017 at 21:05, Robert Sanderson <azaroth42@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you Gregg for taking the initiative here, and everyone else for your
> lack of objections :)
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 1:02 PM, Gregg Kellogg <gregg@greggkellogg.net>
> wrote:
>
>> 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:
>>
>>
>> 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 :)
>>
>> My background that Gregg alluded to:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Rob
>>
>> [1] https://github.com/IIIF/api/issues/1192#issuecomment-336225466
>> [2] https://linked.art/model/jsonld/
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Gregg Kellogg <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.
>>>
>>> I suggest Rob Sanderson, who has been a CG member for a long time, has
>>> volunteered, and has experience chairing W3C Working Groups.
>>>
>>> Anyone else that is interested, please put your name forward, and we’ll
>>> call for a consensus response to proceed.
>>>
>>> Gregg Kellogg
>>> gregg@greggkellogg.net
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Rob Sanderson
>> Semantic Architect
>> The Getty Trust
>> Los Angeles, CA 90049
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Rob Sanderson
> Semantic Architect
> The Getty Trust
> Los Angeles, CA 90049
>