Re: RDWG Chair

Thanks Peter!

On 11/12/2014 21:30, Peter Thiessen wrote:
> Simon!
>
> It's been great having you as chair over the years! Thanks for all the effort you've put
> into setting up and organizing much of RDWG. I was always impressed how well you
> coordinated the calls, so well that at times I remember forgetting you were actually
> chairing. Sort of like a good UI, the experience is so great you sort of forget your using
> a UI.
>
> Really glad you'll still be around!
>
> cheers,
> +pt
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 10 December 2014 at 10:26, Simon Harper <simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk
> <mailto:simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk>> wrote:
>
>     Hi everyone,
>
>     If you were not on the telecon today, I just wanted to let you know that due to
>     additional work commitments I wont be able to continue on as Chair of the RDWG; and so
>     I've decided to step down.
>
>     I've really enjoyed my time as Chair and had previously been very vocal about getting
>     the group started up again after the RDIG became dormant. Thanks to Shadi and Judy for
>     allowing that to happen!
>
>     But, now it's time to hand over to other people and there will hopefully be 2
>     co-chairs to ease the administrative burden.
>
>     I feel proud of the work that we have accomplished so far and the eight or so symposia
>     we have run. The most pressing work for my successors will be making sure the notes
>     are now published, and by doing this I believe that more people be attracted to
>     participate.
>
>     I still intend to participate as much as possible, so I wont be leaving, and you'll
>     still see me about.
>
>     I also want to thank Shadi, and everyone in the RDWG for making my Chairing job such a
>     smooth experience.
>
>     Next week's call will be my last as chair, we will then have a two week Christmas
>     break and resume on Jan 07th; with hopefully new chairs.
>
>     Cheers
>     Si
>
>     --
>     Disclaimer: *You should realise that email is not secure*.
>
>       1. Please do not send me anything you think may be sensitive,
>       2. or that contravenes Data Protection
>     <http://www.dataprotection.__manchester.ac.uk/
>     <http://www.dataprotection.manchester.ac.uk/>>,
>       3. unless you have encrypted the message <https://www.gnupg.org/>.
>       4. Too brief? Slow response? See the Email Charter <http://emailcharter.org>
>
>     ------------------------------__------------------------------__------------------------------
>
>     Simon Harper <http://www.manchester.ac.uk/__research/simon.harper/
>     <http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/simon.harper/>>
>
>       1. Contact Me <http://simon.harper.name/__contact/ <http://simon.harper.name/contact/>>
>       2. Web Ergonomics Lab <http://wel.cs.manchester.ac.__uk
>     <http://wel.cs.manchester.ac.uk>>
>
>
>

-- 
Disclaimer: *You should realise that email is not secure*.

  1. Please do not send me anything you think may be sensitive,
  2. or that contravenes Data Protection <http://www.dataprotection.manchester.ac.uk/>,
  3. unless you have encrypted the message <https://www.gnupg.org/>.
  4. Too brief? Slow response? See the Email Charter <http://emailcharter.org>

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Simon Harper <http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/simon.harper/>

  1. Contact Me <http://simon.harper.name/contact/>
  2. Web Ergonomics Lab <http://wel.cs.manchester.ac.uk>