Fwd: Re: TEI call for participation

[C. Perry Willett]

John, et al.,

I can highly recommend Chris Ruotulo at UVa.

Perry
pwillett at indiana.edu

<p>On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, John Unsworth wrote:

> Ah me.   Suggestions?
> 
> J.
> 
> >Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 13:22:12 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
> >From: Natalia Smith <nsmith at email.unc.edu>
> >To: John Unsworth <jmu2m at virginia.edu>
> >Subject: Re: TEI call for participation
> >X-X-Sender: nsmith at imap.unc.edu
> >
> >John:
> >
> >First, sorry for not replying right away - I was out of town for a couple
> >of days, just long enough to be impolite for not answering promptly...
> >
> >John, I want to assure you and the Council that I consider your offer as
> >an honor for which I am extremely grateful. Please believe me that it
> >means a lot to me.
> >
> >Regretfully, I must decline the offer. Putting aside my first reaction and
> >willingness to say yes, I have to admit - on the second thought - that I
> >will be simply not capable to carry this big responsibility in upcoming
> >months. Our work situation here at UNC has been recently complicated by
> >two projects dropped (physically, not metaphorically) unexpectedly on my
> >desk.  I cannot and should not complain for *having* work, but the fact is
> >that it will greatly overlap with my workplan here and the NEH timeline. I
> >am sorry, really sorry for not being able to accept such a great offer,
> >but I thought it would be better for everybody (and for the project) if I
> >act more realistically instead of following my first impulsive reaction.
> >
> >And, finally, I truly hope that I still will be given an opportunity to
> >serve on the workgroup with other "representatives from projects with
> >significant TEI SGML holdings." I hope that I will have a chance to
> >contribute my interest, knowledge and expertise.
> >
> >All the best,
> >Natasha
> >
> >Natalia (Natasha) Smith
> >Digitization Librarian
> >Wilson Library, CB#3918
> >University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
> >Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
> >email: natalia_smith at unc.edu
> >tel. (919) 962-9590
> >fax (919) 962-4452
> >http://docsouth.unc.edu/
> >
> >
> >On Fri, 29 Mar 2002, John Unsworth wrote:
> >
> > > Natasha,
> > >
> > > Would you be willing to chair the NEH funded TEI workgroup on SGML-XML
> > > migration?  There have been a good number of qualified and interesting
> > > volunteers, and we would hand that list over to you with some
> > > recommendations, but you'd be free to invite others to participate, or to
> > > choose not to accept the offer of service from any of those who have
> > > volunteered.   There's a budget of about $65,000 for travel and meetings,
> > > etc.; I include the relevant part of the NEH workplan, below.   At least
> > > one of the meetings should probably  coincide with the October TEI members
> > > meeting in Chicago. Timeline for the whole thing is about a year, starting
> > > now. The Council is all in favor of your appointment, so if you are
> > > willing, let me know.  I would be very happy to hear you say yes.
> > >
> > > John
> > > ----------------------
> > >
> > > Year 2:
> > > 4.      Task Force on SGML to XML conversion of legacy TEI data, in which
> > > selected TEI experts and editors (8 people, total) work closely with
> > > representatives from projects with significant TEI SGML holdings 
> > (another 10
> > > people) to diagnose and document the problems, methods, and tools necessary
> > > to design and effect a migration from SGML to XML, in TEI.  One start-up
> > > meeting with editors and experts only; one mid-term meeting with project
> > > representatives; one final meeting with editors and experts.  Participation
> > > from TEI technical writer for four months, participation of TEI editors and
> > > executive director for two months. Travel to two one-day meetings for 8
> > > people, travel to one two-day meeting for 18 people.  $67533.33
> > >
> > > 5.      Specifications for software tools in response to results of 
> > task force.
> > > Specifications generated by TEI editors, travel to one meeting.  $6548.46
> > >
> > >
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