Re: [xtm-wg] Nomination for a new AG member -- Bernard Vatant

[Patrick Durusau <pdurusau@emory.edu>]

+1 on Bernard Vatant for membership in the AG.

What? Not verdict first and voting later? ;-)

Patrick

Jack Park wrote:

> I wish to take this opportunity to nominate Bernard Vatant for membership in
> the AG.  Bernard brings to this group strong interest and knowledge related
> to Topic Maps.  Indeed, he is involved in web projects that will ultimately
> showcase TM technology.
>
> As it turns out, Jean Delahousse suggested that he ask for a nomination, and
> I have taken the initiative to do that (sorry Jean, I bet you were about to
> do that yourself). I now quote from Bernard's email to me his statements
> regarding the strength of his interest in XTM.
>
> >Anyway, it seems that some of the reflexions I've brought are considered
> >useful at least by Jean and you, and maybe some others. So, considering I
> >am to apply for good, I suppose I should stress the following points :
> >
> >A long-ago concern and action in "pedagogy of concepts", both in maths and
> >in history of sciences.
> >A will and supposed capacity to build pedagogic communication tools for the
> >promotion of the spec, based on the above background (I'm working on it at
> >the moment)
> >A conviction, that I think you share, that the XTM is bound to become a
> >pervasive tool in knowledge representation and building, not only for Web
> >applications but for teachers and students, and my will to work in this
> >direction.
> >A hunch that there is still much room for conceptual reflexion and
> >clarification, even if the core of the spec is delivered, e.g. the status
> >of AssociationsSubjects, and statements about these subjects.
> >My persisting concern, even if it's somehow on standby these days, about
> >contributive Web projects, and the way to use XTM tools for that matter.
>
> I therefore officially offer this nomination.  I look forward to a second
> and sufficient votes, preferably without the use of punched cards :-)  Since
> I am not much of a parliamentarian, I'll just volunteer to count the votes
> if that's appropriate.  Someone else will have to decide what constitutes a
> winning count.
>
> Jack Park
>
>
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Patrick Durusau
Director of Research and Development
Society of Biblical Literature
pdurusau@emory.edu



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