Meeting minutes
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judy: Agenda additions?
[crickets]
Setting next meeting date, reduced Aug schedule, either Aug 11th or Aug 25th
Judy: Asks re Aug 11 vs 25?
<shawn> regrets for 11 Aug
Judy: Next will be Aug 25
Welcome Kathy Eng https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-cc/2021Jul/0001.html
<Judy> August 25th next meeting.
Welcome Kathy Eng https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-cc/2021Jul/0001.html
Judy: Joining as ACT Co-Facilitator (from Access Board)
shawn: Notes not yet in db
Judy: Yes, will followup
shawn: offers, and will check Wilco is correctly designated as well
Publication announcements, and new or upcoming docs https://www.w3.org/WAI/cc/wiki/WAI_Announcement_Drafts
Janina: RQTF has been busy, XAUR is now in ADA, the CFC opens after this call. The messaging is set, and Joshue is checking it.
… Syncronization Accessibility User Requirements within the next 40 days
… this is about syncronization of sight and audio track to support lipreading
<shawn> Natural Language Accessibility User Requirements
Janina: Next will be a FWPD of Natural Language User Rquirements NLAUR to support the various voice user assistants
… no messaging yet for either one
… we plan to publish in late August early September. Comments remain open through TPAC, probably.
SLH: Josh has started announcements for all the documents
… I will be out for vacation. I should be able to do the announcements, but I can arrange a backup.
SLH: Make sure that others know that it is not urgent.
Janina: Will do, and want to respect staff time. It needs to be out before TPAC.
SLH: I want better visibility on the WAI website. I can add them as User Requirements
<Zakim> shawn, you wanted to shawn out in August
<Ryladog> Thanks, my microphone also fell down...
<janina> jeanne: Notes heartbeat WCAG3 (3rd quarter) August or early September
<Zakim> jeanne, you wanted to wCAG3
<janina> shawn: Noting it--
<janina> jeanne: Not yet sure what all will be new, so haven't started on the announcements
<janina> judyNotes that people used to ignore because it was just the TF/CG, but now are paying more attention--which is good, but also requires message planning
<tzviya> +1 to continue heartbeat messaging (for my own personal reasons_
<tzviya> https://
<janina> tzviya: relates to metadata (schema)
<janina> shawn: Unsure what kind of messaging?
<janina> shawn: requests for wiki
<janina> jamesn: Have ARIA Dpub 1.1 CfC closing; not sure how much messaging needed, not much new
<janina> shawn: If messaging not important, let's pass! Especially in August
<shawn> tzviya and others please, please, please update https://
<shawn> at least list in Planning Upcoming Announcements
<Zakim> tzviya, you wanted to talk about Accessibility Metadata UX Guide
<janina> janina: Notes Epub and APA have registries mtg scheduled for TPAC; needs to be something we look to leverage in W3C registries
Accessibility of new W3C calendaring https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-cc/2021Jul/0004.html
<janina> Judy: asks for any comments?
<janina> . or who's using it?
<janina> jeanne: Tried, but stopped as was spamming the list
<janina> jeanne: not yet cognitively easy--labels could be better
<janina> jeanne: I struggled and made bad assumptions, e.g.
<janina> jamesn: Finding it useful once well setup; new enhancements are good
<janina> jamesn: some fields are not intuitive
<janina> james: every calendar has that problem!
<janina> +1
<janina> actually, +1K
<tzviya> https://
<janina> tzviya: they're responding only on github
<janina> tzviya: fixed join link, e.g.
<janina> jamesn: still requires the meeting organizer to be on top of things
<janina> jamesn: but sending too early can happen anywhere with any tool
<janina> Judy: have needed to forward agenda from the invite emails, but any top preamble text I would add got stripped
<janina> jamesn: we don't have control of the join link, and we probably should
<janina> Judy: please file github as issues found
<janina> Judy: and please cc here
Checking back in on multi-stakeholder representation in WGs and TFs
<janina> Judy: asks how groups are doing on this?
<janina> jamesn: ARIA having hard time with participation and people actually able to get needed work done
<janina> jamesn: features relatively OK, implementations is the problem
<janina> jamesn: very few people who know ins and outs of aapi's
<janina> jamesn: if they stop participating, we're in trouble
<janina> Judy: wonders if an artifact of being so long in virtual space? No hallway opportunities!
<janina> Judy: asks about virtual coffee checkins
<janina> james everyone's so busy
<janina> jamesn: do chat offline, but not specifically individual issues
<janina> tzviya: references msg from a few weeks ago ....
<janina> james Yes, noted
<janina> tzviya: are using lightening talks on: "here's what you missed this year because you're so busy!"
<janina> jamesn: we get implementations because JD does them
Janina: I want to have a virtual coffee with James about @@
<janina> tzviya: notes need more participation beyond blind and lv
<Ryladog> Yes
<Zakim> tzviya, you wanted to comment on lack of representation in publishing
<janina> Judy: proposes to bring topic back in august
<janina> Judy: diversity fund continues to benefit from reminders
<janina> tzviya: funding to attend tpac
<janina> tzviya: actually two funds; equipment needs open; soon also fellowships to attend
<janina> tzviya: current deadline aug 15, may extend
<janina> Judy: want to be very blunt here--need wg's to be reminded and reminded; please raise that it's available and apps are welcomjeanhave mentioned, but honorarium is new to me
<janina> Judy: do you have link?
<janina> jeanne: in friday's agenda
<Ryladog> LOL
<janina> james: have
<janina> Judy: suggests WAI-IG could promote?
<janina> tzviya: yes, please
<Ryladog> Yes
<Ryladog> Can you sendit to me Tziya?
<Ryladog> No
<Ryladog> Thank you!
<janina> Judy: reminds we're in process transitioning with shadi's position; any suggestions, please advise; should be job posting this week
<janina> Judy: needs to be E.U. work eligible
<Ryladog> Bye
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