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lgr: Gregg and Loretta have been co-chairs for a long time, finally time to step down
W3C has appointed Joshue O Connor and Andrew Kirkpatrick as new co-chairs
there will be a transition period, they official take over 25 April 2013
it´s been a great privilege to work in this capacity
gv: As you know, I´ve had increasing commitment in other fora
also good to bring in new blood
good to do it at time that we´re not leaving the WG, just handing over the chair baton
charter is due to be renewed this year, good to have the new co-chairs in place before we do the work on that
again, both Loretta and Gregg will continue as members of the Working Group
co-chairs have been equal partners, handing over responsibilities between them as circumstances warrant
note that WG chairs are not appointed by the WG or its chairs, but by W3C management
though we were consulted and happy with the choices
jb: Massive thanks to Gregg and Loretta for the long period of hard work and dedication
chair role can be very demanding
particularly when getting a Rec published
was looking back - Gregg was appointed October 1997, and Loretta June 2006
long terms to serve
this is a key WG for impact on how the Web works for people with disabilities
so thanks so much for all your work
Procedurally:
chairs are appointed by the Director
when GV and LGR felt it was time to step back, we looked to find an appropriate time for the switch-over
and looked at candidates who could balance each other´s strengths and help share the workload
there are times when one chair has a strong view on something, and will recuse the chair role for that topic, so the other chair can take over
Michael Cooper will be continuing as Staff Contact
and I´ll continue to be available as well, particularly during the transition
the graduated transition will allow the outgoing chairs to help the incoming chairs get going smoothly
The charter is due for renewal this year
which is part of the normal cycle of W3C work
usually they are renewed every three years
it´s time to think of what the group should do over the next three years
including where we might want new participation
Andrew and Josh will be in the position to help us sort that
An announcement to the W3C Advisory Committee will go out shortly after this meeting
awk: Thanks to Gregg & Loretta for all their years of work so far
would have been reluctant to step into this if they weren´t sticking around
flattered and terrified to be considered
very interested in everyone´s input on group direction
joc: Also thanks to everyone involved
these are big shoes to fill
see my role as service and stewardship
hope to help the group progress
also delighted and scared to do this
lgr: One issue is that the teleconference time, which we´ve had for a long time, doesn´t work well for Josh
may look into changing that
jb: Note Josh has been active in WCAG task forces
we´ve heard for a long time that the call time is difficult for Europe
hard to fix since it´s an international effort
W3C now has a Host in China, so encouraging groups to consider worldwide time slots more than ever
gv: WCAG is heating up in Europe
this is one of only a couple windows that more or less work worldwide, but means super-early for some and super-late for others
experiments with splitting group to different call times didn´t work
will have to figure something out
btw it´s not our intent to stick around just for transition then leave - we do expect to continue our involvement over the long term
as regular participants
Also want to thank Michael for his ongoing work as Staff Contact
co-chairs and Staff Contact work together to make sure the group is following the W3C rules
and Michael does all the work of getting publications out etc.
I´ve been on a lot of Working Groups and this is one of the best
lots of problems to solve but we always come together to solve them
a lot of people have come before us
look at the contributors list in the specs
lgr: we haven´t updated in more than a year
would like to publish during the chair transition, so the new chairs can see that process
mc: public editors´ draft or updated Note?
lgr: editors´ draft, to collect input prior to Note update
don´t know if we can close all open comments, some of which deal with techniques
but want to close as many as possible
https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/20130307misc/results#x2745
RESOLUTION: accept as amended
https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/20130307misc/results#x2724
RESOLUTION: 2724 accepted as amended
https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/20130307misc/results#x2729
RESOLUTION: accept as proposed
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