WG4 Convenor "opening" (and implications)

According to:

http://www.cobolstandard.info/j4/files/06-0057.doc

"Due to the resignation of the current JTC 1/SC 22/WG 4 Convener, Mr. Charle
s
Stevens, this call for volunteers to serve as the US candidate for JTC 1/SC
22/WG 4 Convener is being issued to the members of INCITS/J4 to identify a U
S
candidate for endorsement and will close on July 23, 2006. "

***

Although I have NOT heard it officially, "our friend" (from CLC) Chuck Steve
ns
(along with "many others at Unisys) were laid off last w.  Hopefully, Chu
ck
will get a new email ID (and a new job <G> ) and let us know more.

I know our thoughts are all with him at this time.

--
Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com

William M. Klein wrote:
> According to:
>
>      http://www.cobolstandard.info/j4/files/06-0057.doc
>
> "Due to the resignation of the current JTC 1/SC 22/WG 4 Convener, Mr. Char
les
> Stevens, this call for volunteers to serve as the US candidate for JTC 1/S
C
> 22/WG 4 Convener is being issued to the members of INCITS/J4 to identify a
 US
> candidate for endorsement and will close on July 23, 2006. "
>
>   ***
>
> Although I have NOT heard it officially, "our friend" (from CLC) Chuck Ste
vens
> (along with "many others at Unisys) were laid off last w.  Hopefully, C
huck
> will get a new email ID (and a new job <G> ) and let us know more.
>
> I know our thoughts are all with him at this time.
>
Agreed. Our well wishes go out to him at this time.

Don Schricker (M/F) gone in April, (well apparently he is
stand-in/alternate for Karlin's Korner).

Huib Klink (M/F) - they are just waiting to see if he or somebody else
shows up at J4. M/F representation - none in May, next is July followed
by October - if they are a 'no show' in October - forfeit membership.

Chuck - Unisys gone both J4 and WG4 - with cutbacks will Unisys bother
with an alternative member ?

Little difficult to imagine that there will be another standard beyond
COBOL 2002.

Jimmy

In article <hzfng.341386$0f1.274591@fe04.news.easynews.com>,
William M. Klein <wmklein@nospam.netcom.com> wrote:

[snip]

>Although I have NOT heard it officially, "our friend" (from CLC) Chuck Stev
ens
>(along with "many others at Unisys) were laid off last w.

Crap... and people ask me 'don't you worry, since you're a
consultant/contractor/hired gun, about Job Security?'

May those who decided to terminate what appears, by the postings here, to
deprive the company of a knowledgable, competent, dedicated and long-term
asset such as this get the kind of return on their action that is
appropriate... doubled.

DD

William M. Klein <wmklein@nospam.netcom.com> wrote:
> According to:
>
>     http://www.cobolstandard.info/j4/files/06-0057.doc
>
> "Due to the resignation of the current JTC 1/SC 22/WG 4 Convener, Mr. Char
les
> Stevens, this call for volunteers to serve as the US candidate for JTC 1/S
C
> 22/WG 4 Convener is being issued to the members of INCITS/J4 to identify a
 US
> candidate for endorsement and will close on July 23, 2006. "
>
>  ***
>
> Although I have NOT heard it officially, "our friend" (from CLC) Chuck Ste
vens
> (along with "many others at Unisys) were laid off last w.  Hopefully, C
huck
> will get a new email ID (and a new job <G> ) and let us know more.
>
> I know our thoughts are all with him at this time.

During my tenure at Unisys, Chuck was a friend, confidant, co-worker,
politcal and religious sparring partner, and more.  Even the days (and
nights!) I spent patching perfectly good picture clauses to adapt to his
change in manual insertion editing didn't diminish my appreciation of
Chuck's dedication to the Unisys customer base.


--
Mark Perew  <perew@squeep.com>
To the world you may be just one person,
but to one person you may be the world.      (Source Unknown)