13:04
<Michael Ficarra>
congratulations @Rob Palmer! 🥳
13:47
<Anthony Bullard>
i feel like i missed an announcement
13:50
<saminahusain>
The 129th General Assembly held in Geneva (Switzerland) on 25 June 2025, approved new recognition awards to honour Touradj Ebrahimi, Hyun Kahng, Robert Palmer and Michael Saboff for their contributions and services to Ecma.
13:50
<saminahusain>
https://ecma-international.org/ecma-fellow-awards-and-ecma-recognition-awards/#ecma-recognition-award
13:52
<saminahusain>

Please see below the endorsement and nomination citation:


Rob Palmer for contributions to TC39

Rob Palmer has been an integral part of the TC39 chair group since 2020, making an outstanding and lasting impact. In plenary sessions, he has kept the agenda running seamlessly, demonstrating exceptional patience and finding balanced solutions amidst heated debates and time constraints—truly setting a standard for leadership.

His unwavering support for meeting hosts has significantly eased the pressures of a demanding role, ensuring smooth and efficient proceedings. Beyond the committee, Rob has been a welcoming and approachable representative, actively engaging with the broader community through social media, fostering transparency and inclusivity.

Rob’s contributions have undeniably strengthened TC39, leaving a positive and lasting mark on the committee.


13:52
<saminahusain>
Congratulations from my side and thank you for your contributions.
13:54
<Anthony Bullard>
Well, congratulations to Rob!
17:38
<Rob Palmer>
Thank you all!
17:39
<Rob Palmer>
And congrats to Michael Saboff who is doubly worth the recognition given his contributions to both TC39 and Ecma where he served as ExeCom Chair.
20:25
<Aki>
Well deserved, both of you
20:25
<Aki>
Can someone point me to the conversation about normatively referencing WebIDL? I'm doing… research.
20:31
<nicolo-ribaudo>
I think it's most in emails and calls, I'll forward them to you tomorrow
20:31
<nicolo-ribaudo>
Oh nevermind I was thinking of infra, not webidl
20:43
<Michael Ficarra>
which conversation? the one from plenary?
20:44
<Aki>
I don't know, I saw it referenced at some point in Matrix. If there was one from the last plenary I can go read the notes!
20:44
<Michael Ficarra>
yeah you can see the notes for that
20:44
<Michael Ficarra>
also there's still conversation happening in https://github.com/tc39/proposal-idl/issues
21:55
<Aki>
do any of the TC39 standards from any TG reference anything published by w3c? (normatively or informatively)(or even in the biblio)