FW: Decisions on future meetings and activities

Hi JoAnn.

I think there is a future for the committee. I think the issues with OASIS policies and procedures over the last couple of years have really hindered the work of the committee and blunted progress. It’s ridiculous to have white papers and such held to the same standard as standards documents.

I’m definitely interested in continuing the work of the committee and already attend and volunteer to support activities. It would be easier for me to have the meeting once a month, as I have a competing meeting at work that I can miss, but missing it once a month would be preferable.

Regards.

Chris Goolsby

PTC Arbortext

From: dita-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org [mailto:dita-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org] On Behalf Of JoAnn Hackos
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 11:31 AM
To: DITA Adoption TC
Subject: [dita-adoption] Decisions on future meetings and activities

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

Jordan Jones and I had a discussion this week about the future of the DITA Adoption TC. I have a very difficult schedule for the next two months and Jordan now has a conflict with another business meeting on Mondays. So—I will cancel the meeting for Monday.

Frank Miller has made progress with Chet Ensign to add OASIS links to our XLIFF feature article. Perhaps we can get it out for review. Of course, that means another 30-day delay while we wait for comments from the entire OASIS community.

Attendance at our meetings has been very low lately and very discouraging for me. It also seems impossible to get anyone to volunteer to help with writing articles, organizing and handling webinars, and generally doing the business of the community in an energetic way. I'm getting tired too. Despite that, I believe there is much we could contribute to the DITA community.

I would like to ask each of you for your feedback.

Do you think there is a role for this committee in the future?
Are you interesting in continuing the work of the DITA Adoption committee?
If you are, will you attend future meetings and volunteer to support our activities?
Would you prefer to have the meetings once a month rather than every two weeks? Would that make attendance easier?

If I don't get responses, I'll conclude that you are no longer interested in participating.

Best regards,

JoAnn

JoAnn T. Hackos, PhD

President

Comtech Services Inc.

710 Kipling Street, Suite 400

Denver, CO 80215

Joann.hackos@comtech-serv.com

303-232-7586

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