I very much regret that Meredith felt it necessary to step down as she has done. I have already written to her with my personal thanks for the effort she put in. However in her most recent e-mail she recalled that we had four candidates for the positions of co-chair: • Achilleas Kemos • Collin Anderson • Julf Helsingius • Analia Aspis After explaining various things she wrote, "In my place, I will appoint Collin, Achilleas, and Julf as co-chairs.” Since then Collin has also sadly stepped down. May I ask if Achilleas and Julf still consider themselves candidates and whether they are ready to work together as co-chairs for the WG. I would hope this to be the case. But it would help us all if they could confirm promptly and allow us to formalise things and to move on. We can then look at the appointment of a third co-chair when things have settled down. Gordon
Gordon,
I very much regret that Meredith felt it necessary to step down as she has done.
I agree - I really hope Meredith will re-consider, as I think we all agree that her contributions have been extremely valuable, and would certainly continue to be so. The same goes for Collin - and I don't think anyone in this WG had any desire to replace either of them, simply to provide additional support and resources.
May I ask if Achilleas and Julf still consider themselves candidates and whether they are ready to work together as co-chairs for the WG.
I hereby confirm that I am still ready to work as co-chair, but I sincerely hope Meredith and Collin will reconsider their positions. Julf
Hi Julf, Gordon, Thank you for your kind words. I am not planning to reconsider stepping down, although I appreciate the entreaty. This due both to the climate on the WG list, and to my personal workload, which was already making it very difficult to act as chair. Note that Collin has never been an "official" WG chair. He has merely dedicated his time and expertise to the group in the past. Thanks, Meredith On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Johan Helsingius <julf@julf.com> wrote:
Gordon,
I very much regret that Meredith felt it necessary to step down as she has done.
I agree - I really hope Meredith will re-consider, as I think we all agree that her contributions have been extremely valuable, and would certainly continue to be so. The same goes for Collin - and I don't think anyone in this WG had any desire to replace either of them, simply to provide additional support and resources.
May I ask if Achilleas and Julf still consider themselves candidates and whether they are ready to work together as co-chairs for the WG.
I hereby confirm that I am still ready to work as co-chair, but I sincerely hope Meredith and Collin will reconsider their positions.
Julf
-- Meredith Whittaker Open Research Lead Google NYC
Meredith,
I am not planning to reconsider stepping down, although I appreciate the entreaty. This due both to the climate on the WG list, and to my personal workload, which was already making it very difficult to act as chair.
I understand and respect your decision.
Note that Collin has never been an "official" WG chair. He has merely dedicated his time and expertise to the group in the past.
Noted, and I know we can still count on both of you for help in affecting a reasonable transition. Many thanks, Julf
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