Re: Closing Social Web IG

Note that we talked about this in the face to face today, and have
agreed that this is something we'd like to do.

Ann Bassetti writes:

> Thanks Wendy.
>
> To clarify -- moving to a Community Group is an idea just from me. I'd
> like to know if any others are interested?
>
> My notion is that would be a low-key way to keep the topic open, and
> perhaps to explore follow-on topics when the WG finishes. An
> additional benefit would be that anyone in the public could
> participate, without having to be a member or Invited Expert.
>
> By the way, some of us are currently at the Technical Plenary in
> Lisbon. I was excited on Monday when a guy from Algeria showed up,
> wanting to get connected to social work in W3C.
>
> He is a professor at the University of Tlemcen in Algeria. He and his
> students are working on social identity and categorization of
> profiles. I think they might be interested to participate -- or
> perhaps to initiate! -- a CG.
>
>   -- Ann
>
>> On Sep 21, 2016, at 5:12 PM, Wendy Seltzer <wseltzer@w3.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Thank you Ann and Interest Group,
>> 
>> I understand that you intend to use a W3C Community Group to continue
>> the discussion and incubation of recommendations for the social web. We
>> thank you for your work as chair and all the IG participants for helping
>> to develop the subject. Let me know how I can help as you move forward
>> in CG space.
>> 
>> Best,
>> --Wendy
>> 
>>> On 09/20/2016 06:48 PM, Ann Bassetti wrote:
>>> Hi Wendy --
>>> 
>>> I am writing to formalize our discussion, asking you to take the necessary steps to close the Social Web Interest Group. 
>>> 
>>> I want to make sure we save the work that was done, particularly the use cases.
>>> 
>>> Thanks to all for your efforts, and thanks Wendy for handling the formalities.
>>> 
>>> -- Ann
>>> 
>>> Ann Bassetti
>>> Chair, Social Web Interest Group
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Wendy Seltzer -- wseltzer@w3.org +1.617.715.4883 (office)
>> Strategy Lead, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
>> https://wendy.seltzer.org/        +1.617.863.0613 (mobile)
>> 
>> 
>>

Received on Friday, 23 September 2016 22:18:07 UTC