Re: WAI Redesign call tomorrow?

(quick info below)

On 9 Aug 2016, at 17:20, Anna Belle Leiserson wrote:

> We are scheduled to have our weekly WAI redesign conference call tomorrow
> (Aug. 10) from 1:00 - 2:00 Eastern.  However, both Shawn and Eric have sent
> regrets.  As I understand it, that means we won't be able to use the MIT
> WebEx system.

FYI: You should still be able to use the Webex.

>
> We have two alternatives:
>
> 1. Someone come up with another WebEx-type system we can use for the call.
> 2. Cancel the call.
>
> With both Shawn and Eric not there, I am not comfortable finalizing the
> Style Tiles Request for Submission tomorrow during the call.  We need
> either their signoff or Judy's before we can distribute this.
>
> That said, I won't be on the call next Wednesday and I would like us if at
> all possible to get the Style Tile pieces launched by early next week, so
> we can give the designers a month to work on Style Tiles and not slow the
> redesign down.
>
> Also, I am not comfortable both leading the Style Tile sprint and being one
> of the designers.  For those who missed the call last Wednesday, I think
> it's a better use of my time to be one of the designers -- because I'm a
> safety net if no one else has time to work on this.  I do not classify
> myself as a top-notch designer (let alone an artist), but I'm adequate and
> much better than no one.  Meanwhile, you don't have to be a designer-type
> to lead the Style Tile work.  Probably the main thing will be acting as a
> contact point between the team and the designers who do step up to the
> plate during the month this work is going on.  So who is willing to lead
> the Style Tiles sprint?
>
> Meanwhile, in case we do have the call, the agenda is posted:
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/WAI_site_TF/Meetings#10_August_2016
>
> Thanks,
> Anna Belle
>
> P.S. I hope I'm sending this to the correct list.  Apologies if I'm not.
> I'll send it out on Basecamp too so I'm confident it reaches the core team.

This is the correct list.


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Eric Eggert
Web Accessibility Specialist
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)