Re: Notice of Transition

Dear Rick,
I am very sorry your collaboration and activities in W3C had been very valuable and it had been a pleasure to work with you also al personal level, I’ve learned a lot from you 😊

I hope we will be able to continue to be in contact and that you will remain involved in our W3C activities.
I will be in Frankfurt and will be very happy to meet you there and offer an Italian coffee… If you are available we can organize in a separate thread.

All my best
Cristina


Da: "Johnson, Rick" <Rick.Johnson@vitalsource.com>
Data: martedì 2 settembre 2025 alle ore 16:36
A: w3c-ac-forum <w3c-ac-forum@w3.org>, "public-publishingcg@w3.org" <public-publishingcg@w3.org>, "public-publishingbg@w3.org" <public-publishingbg@w3.org>, W3C PM Working Group <public-pm-wg@w3.org>, "'PBG Steering Committee (Public)'" <public-publishing-sc@w3.org>
Oggetto: Notice of Transition
Rinviato da: "'PBG Steering Committee (Public)'" <public-publishing-sc@w3.org>
Data rinvio: martedì 2 settembre 2025 alle ore 16:36

All,

Unfortunately, VitalSource has decided not to renew our membership in the W3C. Consequently, as of the end of September my participation will transition to just community groups or,  as an invited expert (if needed).

I have thoroughly enjoyed my involvement in the various publishing initiatives, including bringing EPUB to the W3C and contributing to improved accessibility alignment with that work. The numerous friends I’ve made have enriched my work and personal life. Thank you!


Rick Johnson | Co-Founder and Vice President of Solutions Engineering and Accessibility
VitalSource Technologies, LLC
get.vitalsource.com <https://get.vitalsource.com/>


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