Re: [chairs] New TC Process and more - live training

[Elysa Jones <ejones@warningsystems.com>]

Hi Mary,

I would absolutely LOVE to come to Boston, however that is not possible
at this time.  A webinar will work for me.  I too miss the
annual meeting and seeing you all in person.  

Regards,
Elysa

At 05:19 PM 9/16/2010, Mary McRae wrote:
> I received absolutely no
> response to this message so I'm resending. I would hate to think that no
> one was interested in training!
>
> Regards,
>
> Mary
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Mary McRae
> > <
> > mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org>
> > Date: September 3, 2010 4:42:05 PM EDT
> > To:
> >
> > tcmembers@lists.oasis-open.org
> > Subject: live training
> >
> > To all TC Members:
> >
> > As you may or may not be aware, there will be some fairly significant
> > changes to the TC Process effective 15 October 2010. It's been quite some
> > time since we've held any live training events and this looks like a
> > perfect opportunity to restart the practice.
> >
> > For starters, we're considering holding day-long sessions the week of
> > October 11 or 18 at our soon-to-be new office in Burlington MA (just
> > north of Boston). For those of you who have never been to New England but
> > have always wanted to visit this part of the country, the Columbus Day
> > weekend typically marks peak foliage season in the mountains of New
> > Hampshire and Vermont, while the Maine coast, Cape Cod and the Islands
> > are still enjoying beautiful weather to get out and explore the beaches,
> > coves and inlets. Of course you'd be coming to learn all about OASIS and
> > meet some of the staff as well as fellow members - but it's always nice
> > to spend an extra day exploring! 
> >
> > If you think you would be interested in attending one of these sessions,
> > please respond noting which day you would prefer:
> > Tuesday
> > Wednesday 
> > Thursday 
> > Friday
> >
> > This isn't a guarantee; we're just trying to determine if there's
> > sufficient interest to do this and whether we'd need one or more
> > sessions.
> >
> > If you are interested in attending a live training session but unable to
> > travel to Boston, what other locations do you think would be worthwhile?
> >
> > And yes, we'll also be holding webinars for those that can't attend in
> > person and there's lots of new help material on its way, but there's
> > nothing like getting together face-to-face!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mary
> >
> > Mary P McRae
> > Director, Standards Development
> > Technical Committee Administrator
> > Member Section Administrator
> > OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society
> > email:
> > mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org
> > web: www.oasis-open.org
> > twitter: @fiberartisan  #oasisopen
> > phone: 1.603.232.9090
> >
> > Standards are like parachutes: they work best when they're open.