Re: Boeing resignations (hopefully temporary for me)

On January 10, 2016 3:49:30 AM EST, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 28 September 2015 at 22:53, Bassetti, Ann <ann.bassetti@boeing.com>
>wrote:
>
>> Hello Social Web WG and IG folks –
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm writing to let you know my status for the next few months...
>>
>>
>>
>> As some of you know, I am the Boeing representative to the W3C. I am
>sad
>> to report that I have not been able to nail down the funding (due on
>Sept.
>> 30th) for our continued membership.  Thus, day after tomorrow, I must
>> resign all Boeing participants from their respective Working Groups. 
>This
>> will included dropping me, Adam Boyet and Mark Bryant from the Social
>Web
>> WG and IG.
>>
>>
>>
>> Once Boeing drops the membership, no one who is a member may apply to
>be a
>> W3C Invited Expert.  (This is per the W3C Process, which is very
>clear on
>> that point. Logically, they don't want companies to 'cheat' on their
>> membership fees by putting people into groups as IEs.)
>>
>>
>>
>> Personally, I hope to continue with the W3C in some new role after I
>leave
>> Boeing – as yet, unclear what. For me there is a 3-month awkward
>phase. In
>> this time when I am still a Boeing employee, but the company is not a
>> member, I may not be an Invited Expert. When I am officially gone
>from
>> Boeing, I expect to request Invited Expert status.  I hope Sandro
>will
>> chair the Social Web Interest Group for the next 3 months, and then I
>hope
>> to pick it up again in my 'new' life. Maybe he'll figure out how to
>> reinvigorate the group while I'm gone!
>>
>>
>>
>> Since it only occurs once/year, I am going to the TPAC in October  –
>> self-funded, using up my vacation time, and as a 'free agent'.  (To
>> formalize my attendance, I'll be there as an invited guest of Jeff
>Jaffe
>> (W3C CEO).) Although we are not having a formal F2F meeting of the
>Social
>> WG/IG, I hope to hold a session on this topic, as well as consult
>with
>> others  on what we're doing, what they want from "social", and why
>don't
>> they participate? I hope Tantek, Amy, Arnaud, (anyone else attending
>TPAC?)
>> will want to share hosting such a session. (It would be interesting
>to hear
>> any questions you have, or messages you'd like passed along!)
>>
>>
>>
>> So – have good meetings for the next 3 months. I look forward to
>> reconnecting in early 2016.
>>
>
>Just wondering if Ann is back with us, now?
>

Not quite yet, as I understand it.

    - Sandro

>I promised Ann (and others) Id make some demo screencasts of social
>stuff
>I've been working on at the F2F (I was supposed to do some live demos,
>but
>my laptop didnt have a VGA adapter).
>
>So I've been waiting for her return before posting.  Actually, the
>timing
>has worked out quite well for me, as I've been able to improve some
>aspects.
>
>
>>
>>
>>   -- Ann
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ann Bassetti
>>
>> The Boeing Company
>>
>> mobile:  +1.206.218.8039
>>
>> email:  ann.bassetti@boeing.com
>>
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>>

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Received on Sunday, 10 January 2016 17:08:46 UTC