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
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