Re: Co-Chair

Another belated endorsement from me!

Thanks Gregg and Rob!

Cheers,
Niklas


On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 10:38 PM, Dan Brickley <danbri@danbri.org> wrote:

> 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
>>
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