- From: James Salsman <j.salsman@bovik.org>
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 17:27:35 -0800 (PST)
- To: scott.mcglashan@pipebeach.com (Scott McGlashan)
- Cc: www-voice@w3.org, timbl@w3.org
Scott, Thank you for your message: >... the VBWG will publish a roadmap for VoiceXML in the coming months to give > non-members a better insight into how the language will evolve. This may > address your concerns). I look forward to reading the VoiceXML roadmap. > If you have specific concerns on W3C operating policies, please contact > W3C staff personnel directly (http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Contact). I was unable to find the contact information for the W3C Advisory Committee on that page. Please forward the resolution proposed below to the W3C Advisory Committee. Best wishes, James Salsman --- Resolution --- Dear members of the W3C Advisory Committee: Please join me in sending the following resolution to the Director with your name appended below to indicate your approval. Whereas, the W3C suffers from a lack of transparency due to early concerns about membership competition; whereas, this lack of transparency impedes the accountability, credibility, and effectiveness of the W3C; whereas, the W3C has long recognized and allowed without objection "invited experts," who are given full participation rights within subgroups of the W3C; whereas, the W3C aspires to construct recommendations of use to all people in general, whereas, the W3C has long recognized, allowed, and encouraged the invitation of experts to attend and participate within groups of the W3C at no cost; whereas the results of end users are the final authority on issues such as accessibility, usability, and problem identification and solving; whereas, the W3C would thus benefit from the inclusion and participation of all, so Therefore, be it resolved that we, as designated below, ask the immediate inclusion of all people as invited experts in all groups organized within the W3C. We respectfully ask that the W3C leadership approve this invitation without delay, and provide for unrestricted access to all W3C "members only" archives and discussion groups, and announce the availability of this information and participation opportunity through the customary communication channels and on http://w3.org. Thank you. James Salsman, Mountain View, California
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