Re: WAI Redesign call tomorrow?

We can use the Knowbility WebEX, will send invite to....who?

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Anna Belle Leiserson <ableiserson@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks, Eric.  In the past when neither you nor Shawn were on the call,
> the rest of us could see each other, but the voice part didn't work, and
> I'm not willing to waste time trying.  I'm pretty sure other people on the
> team have similar systems, so hopefully we can use one of those.
> Meanwhile, no worries.  It will all work out.
>
> Anna Belle
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 10:57 AM, Eric Eggert <ee@w3.org> wrote:
>
>> (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.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Eric Eggert
>> Web Accessibility Specialist
>> Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
>>
>
>


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