[tei-council] Statement - additional point

[Julianne Nyhan]

Final thing
> a vision for the TEI that would -> for the TEI that could have
contributed
J

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:54 PM, James Cummings <
James.Cummings at oucs.ox.ac.uk> wrote:

> On 17/08/11 17:44, Laurent Romary wrote:
> > Just came to my mind (well, no, someone close to me here in Berlin
> > thought of it): should not we add a note about Martin. Saying that we
> > appreciated his willingness to provide a vision for the TEI and
> > contribution to reforming its network and organisation. Something
> > like this...
>
> How about:
>
> 5) The TEI Technical Council appreciated the willingness of the outgoing
> chair to provide a vision for the TEI that would contribute to reforming
> the TEI Consortium as an organisation. It is hoped that the TEI Board
> will consider the issues raised by this document as it moves forward.
>
> If added that would bring the statement (not including any introductory
> or closing remarks added by Laurent) to:
>
> ===
> 1) The TEI Technical Council continues to function and wants to get on
> with its job of improving and openly maintaining the Guidelines and
> associated systems and resources on behalf of the TEI Community.
>
> 2) The TEI Technical Council is shocked and saddened by the sudden
> actions of the TEI Board in dismissing its chair and the implications
> this may have for the ability of the TEI Board to work effectively as
> representatives of the TEI Community.
>
> 3) The TEI Technical Council desires a greater transparency and
> accountability in TEI Board activities, notwithstanding the minutes of
> meetings it already publishes. Council calls for reforms that introduce
> mechanisms to make TEI Board activities more transparent and built on
> greater consultation with the TEI Community.
>
> 4) The TEI Technical Council believes that the events announced by the
> TEI Board on 15 August 2011, pending greater explanation, have caused
> real harm to the TEI Consortium and wish to know the Board's plans for
> restoring the Consortium's reputation and good standing in the
> community.
>
>
> 5) The TEI Technical Council appreciated the willingness of the outgoing
> chair to provide a vision for the TEI that would contribute to reforming
> the TEI Consortium as an organisation. It is hoped that the TEI Board
> will consider the issues raised by this document as it moves forward.
> ===
>
>
> --
> Dr James Cummings, Manager of InfoDev
> Oxford University Computing Services
> University of Oxford
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