Re: EOWG new Co-Chair ! Brent Bakken

I'd like to second Emmanuelle's thoughts:

Congratulations Brent, good to have you working with the fantastic Sharron
as co-chair.

Sharron, your efforts as scribe are much appreciated, especially having
done this myself for some time in the past.

And a heart-felt thanks to Shawn for your efforts over many years leading
the EO efforts.

My vacation ends in two weeks and I will then be back on deck at midnight
to continue contributing to the work of EO

Regards, Andrew

On Thursday, 22 October 2015, Emmanuelle Gutiérrez y Restrepo <
emmanuelle@sidar.org> wrote:

> I want to congratulate Brent I'm sure will do a fantastic job.
>
> Thank Shawn for your work to date and Sharron for their kindness when
> dealing with such a heavy task.
>
> I also take to excuse my absence, I will try to limit as much as possible.
> BTW tomorrow I'll be traveling just at the time that the conference is held
> :-(
>
> All the best,
>
> Emmanuelle Gutiérrez y Restrepo
> Patrono y Directora General
> Fundación Sidar - Acceso Universal
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>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Shawn Henry [mailto:shawn@w3.org <javascript:;>]
> Enviado el: jueves, 22 de octubre de 2015 18:24
> Para: EOWG (E-mail)
> CC: Bakken, Brent; Sharron Rush; Judy Brewer
> Asunto: EOWG new Co-Chair ! Brent Bakken
>
> Hi EOWG,
>
> I am very exited to share the news that Brent has been appointed EOWG
> Co-Chair along with Sharron. [1] Brent is replacing me as Co-Chair, and I
> will remain active in EOWG as the "W3C Team Contact", as WAI outreach
> coordinator, and as EOWG participant. [2]
>
> Basically, what that means for you starting next week:
> * Brent will usually lead/"chair" the Friday telecons.
> * Sharron has graciously volunteered to continue her amazing scribing --
> see [3], and will continue to contribute as a non-telecon-leading Working
> Group Co-Chair during the telecons.
> * I'll be more relaxed on the Friday telecons. :-)
>
> Sharron, Brent, and I will work together, along with editors of EOWG
> deliverables, to plan and coordinate EOWG work.
>
> As always, please consider us to have "open doors" and please share any
> questions, comments, or suggestions you have with us directly.
>
>  From my perspective, Brent joining Sharron as EOWG Co-Chairs is a big
> positive for EOWG. Brent's skills are a great compliment to Sharron's
> skills, and together they will make an awesome leadership team.
> (This will also free up some of my energy. :-)
>
> As a reminder, here's some info about Brent: <
> https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-eo/2014OctDec/0048.html>
>
> Please join me in welcoming Brent Bakken as EOWG Co-Chair!
>
> Best,
> ~Shawn, EOWG Team Contact :-)
>
>
> [1] The announcement to W3C Members today said:
> ...
> Brent Bakken (Pearson), is appointed new co-Chair of the Education and
> Outreach Working Group (EOWG):
> W3C is pleased to announce Brent Bakken, who joins Sharron Rush as
> Co-Chair of the Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG). Brent replaces
> Shawn Henry as EOWG Co-Chair. Many thanks to Brent for offering his time to
> EOWG. Shawn will continue in her role as Team Contact.
> Brent's appointment takes effect with this notice.
>
> We would like to thank Shawn Henry for her work as Chair of WAI IG and
> Co-Chair of EOWG, and for her leadership of EOWG for many years.
> ...
>
> [2] Team Contact role is to "acts as the interface between the Chair,
> group participants, and the rest of the Team". Team = W3C staff. <
> http://www.w3.org/2015/Process-20150901/>
> If you're interested, info on the Role of the Team Contact is here <
> http://www.w3.org/Guide/staff-contact>
>
> [3] Note that Working Group Chairs are not usually regular scribes;
> usually Working Group participants take turns scribing. Sharron has
> volunteered to do it. I *greatly* appreciate Sharron taking this task, and
> am in awe of Sharron's scribing abilities. It's hard to do well. Thank you,
> Sharron, for scribing EOWG telecons, along with your Chairing work!
>
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