This is just to let the group know that, as the first 3 WS-DAI
specifications have now reached Provisional Recommendation status, I
propose to step down as Co-Chair of the DAIS-WG. I have enjoyed my time
working in the GGF to help bring these into being, but always intended
not to retain this responsibility beyond the publication of the
specifications. I will continue to participate in the interoperability
testing activity, but don't plan to contribute directly to the emerging
RDF realisation. I hope that, in due course, someone participating in
the development of the RDF realisation will take on a co-chair role.
As a brief indulgence, here are some highs and lows. Highs: working
together with a diverse and interesting group of people - I hope to
retain contact with a range of folks met through the GGF; being part of
a wider community trying to do something challenging but worthwhile;
visiting Toronto, Edinburgh, Chicago, Tokyo, Seattle, Berlin, Hawaii,
Brussels and Athens; finally seeing the specifications in print. Lows:
winter in Toronto; the demise of OGSI; the demise of WSRF;
intercontinental travel in economy; jet lag.
All the best,
Norman
