Re: Request for joint meeting during TPAC

Ooof, that's an unfortunate change.  That's right in the middle of the WICG
meeting I have to co-chair, so I won't be able to attend.  Ada?

On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 8:14 AM Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net> wrote:

> Thank you, Chris,and greetings all. I can now also confirm the AOM and XR
> session Thursday at 9.
>
> Janina
>
>
> On September 17, 2019 06:44:22 Chris Wilson <cwilso@google.com> wrote:
>
> > I will personally make it to the first part (9-10:30), but not the second
> > (conflicts with WICG).
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 5:23 AM Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Hello Ada, All:
> >>
> >> Thank you for your response.
> >>
> >> The times noted in my message are still correct. I am still listing
> >> Thursday at 11 as unconfirmed because I haven't confirmed that Alice
> >> Boxhaul and/or James Craig will be available, and we need them for a
> >> meaningful AOM conversation. I'll advise when that becomes confirmed.
> >>
> >> Please also note that our conversation with the TAG Friday at 11 has two
> >> unrelated topics, one of which is XR. It's probably a bit much for just
> >> an hour's conversation, but I think we can make it work.
> >>
> >> We're very much looking forward to meeting with you and others from
> >> Immersive Web.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Janiona
> >>
> >> Ada Rose Cannon writes:
> >> > I'm informing our participants at TPAC about these meetings today,
> have
> >> the timings of these scheduled conversations remained the same?
> >> >
> >> > Ada
> >> >
> >> > On August 30, 2019 at 15:20 GMT, Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Dear W3C Colleagues:
> >> >
> >> > The Accessible Platform Architectures (APA) Working Group would like
> to
> >> > meet jointly with members of Immersive Web during TPAC in Fukuoka.
> >> > Unfortunately, our meeting schedules do not overlap, so an actual
> joint
> >> > meeting doesn't appear feasible.
> >> >
> >> > We're hoping a few members of Immersive Web might still be at TPAC and
> >> > available for a joint conversation at one time or another during the
> APA
> >> meeting later in the
> >> > week. We've provisionally scheduled several XR related conversations;
> >> and we'd be delighted for your members participation in any (or all) of
> >> them:
> >> >
> >> > Thursday at 11:00 -- Applicability of AOM[1] to XR [Unconfirmed)
> >> >
> >> > * Friday from 09:00 until about 10:30 AM: Open XR Discussions
> >> >
> >> > * Friday at 11:00: Joint meeting with TAG; including relative
> >> > * merits for semantics of WebGL, WASM, and WebGPU (among other
> >> > * topics)
> >> >
> >> > We also have some remaining opportunity to schedule different (or
> >> additional) time. Please let us know if that could be helpful.
> >> >
> >> > Bottom line? We'd appreciate some of your time if you're still at
> >> > TPAC. We have a growing agenda of questions, and that's a sure sign to
> >> > us that we need your guidance.
> >> >
> >> > Here's a quick overview of some of our recent XR discussions:
> >> >
> >> > * A response to your XR Device API review request is in
> >> > process.[2] I expect you will have our formal response before TPAC.
> >> >
> >> > * Our review of your specification was initially assigned to two
> >> > * APA members[3] Their reviews contain several questions and
> >> > * concerns that would benefit from joint discussion.
> >> >
> >> > * Furthermore, Our Research Questions Task Force (RQTF) has been
> >> > * diligently investigating the opportunities afforded by XR as well as
> >> the
> >> > accessibility challenges this emerging technology presents to users
> who
> >> > are persons with disabilities.[4]
> >> >
> >> > We note that the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group's Silver Task
> >> > Force also is meeting in Fukuoka and has scoped including
> accessibility
> >> > guidance for XR in future AGWG accessibility standards, so we're also
> >> > inviting them.
> >> >
> >> > We are also pleased to note the announced W3C Workshop: " "Inclusive
> >> > Design for Immersive Web."[5]
> >> >
> >> > We hope to use all these opportunities to build helpful relationships
> >> among our various W3C groups and
> >> > get on the same page regarding achieving accessibility in XR. Fukuoka
> >> > seems our best opportunity near term. We hope you will join our
> >> > conversations. If you're able to participate, please respond to this
> >> > email so we can gain a sense of whom to expect.
> >> >
> >> > Please also feel free to share this invitation with anyone you believe
> >> would
> >> > be interested in the topic of accessibility in XR.
> >> >
> >> > Thanking you in advance for your consideration and looking forward to
> >> > greeting you in person in Japan,
> >> >
> >> > Janina Sajka, Chair
> >> > Accessible Platform Architectures (APA)
> >> > http://www.w3.org/wai/apa/
> >> >
> >> > [1] https://wicg.github.io/aom/
> >> > [2]
> >> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa-admin/2019Aug/0017.html
> >> > [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa/2019Jul/0051.html
> >> > [4]
> >>
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/APA/task-forces/research-questions/wiki/Main_Page
> >> > [5] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa/2019Aug/0067.html
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > Janina Sajka
> >> >
> >> > Linux Foundation Fellow
> >> > Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org
> >> >
> >> > The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative
> (WAI)
> >> > Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Janina Sajka
> >>
> >> Linux Foundation Fellow
> >> Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup:       http://a11y.org
> >>
> >> The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
> >> Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures
> http://www.w3.org/wai/apa
> >>
> >>
> >>
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