Dear Ken
First of all, thank you for all the effort, dedication and leadership that you have put into UBL during these almost two decades. The TC owes you the success of UBL as a standard, and the world owes you the high technical quality of UBL.
You are leaving some big shoes to fill! I know that I speak on behalf of everyone when I say that we all take great comfort in knowing that you are not leaving our group entirely. Once again, thank you for everything that you have done for this TC!
I also want to thank you on a personal note, both for all the great and important work we have done together in this TC and elsewhere, and more importantly for your friendship and mentorship. Whether we have been writing technical specifications,
watching baseball in Miami or driving through the deserts of Peru, I have profoundly enjoyed your company and conversation. And as much as I have this year missed our annual get-together in Miami and reading your travelogues from Africa and other adventures,
so much more have I enjoyed our weekly meetings and near-daily interactions. I look forward to always staying in contact.
Best personal regards,
Kenneth
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Date: Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 7:40 PM
To: Universal Business Language <ubl@lists.oasis-open.org>
Subject: [ubl] Upcoming co-chair vacancy for the UBL Technical Committee
Fellow UBL TC members,
With the new OASIS process vitality test for TCs discussed on
Wednesday's call, and the requirement now for the TC to review the
technical committee charter and re-appoint the TC chairs, I have been
reflecting on my continuing contribution to the committee.
Due to health and family reasons, I have decided not to put myself
forward to be re-appointed a co-chair of the UBL TC after our TC
charter has been reviewed in the new year.
Of course I always will be an ambassador for the UBL TC as "former
chair" when I travel to conferences and correspond with members of
our community. And for the next number of months I will continue to
participate actively on the committee. After my active participation
wanes, I will remain a member of the TC indefinitely for consultation
and continuity, but I will drop my voting status and my regular attendance.
I thank Kenneth for more than ably taking the reins of the committee
this past while. He performs so very well as committee maestro that
it makes me jealous.
And I thank you all for all of the support you have provided me in my
role over the years. Of course I thank founding chair Jon Bosak for
approaching me at an XML conference in Silicon Valley somewhere
around 2002/2003 and asking me to get involved in the TC. It has been
a wonderful ride year in and year out.
Very sincerely to my TC friends and colleagues,
. . . . . . Ken
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