Ian Paterson for Council 2005

History
I've been developing client software for over twenty years. My interest in Jabber and other client-server architectures started in 1999. I've been developing Jabber applications full-time since 2001.

JEPs
I seem to be specializing in more complex technical JEPs (while doing my best to make them simple). I am the primary author of JEP-0124, JEP-0116 and JEP-0136

I contribute to the development of many other protocols by regularly posting to the Standards-JIG mailing list (and occasionally to other lists).

Current Software Development Activities

 * Chatterbox Web-client (I've pioneered AJAX applications since 1998)
 * BreakThru HTTP proxy server
 * Launch of a free public e2e secure Jabber Web IM service

Qualifications

 * Broad knowledge of JEPs, broad experience implementing JEPs and broad contribution to JEP development (both as an author and on the Standards-JIG list)
 * I'm prepared to disagree nicely, risk embarassing myself and accept consensus
 * Motivated to keep up the momentum
 * OCD ;)

Fifth Council Priorities and Ideas

 * e2e security
 * disco#info publishing (for public-key distribution etc.)
 * vCard replacement
 * Integration of Email functionality (so when users stop using email clients they won't loose features), e.g., IMAP, Anti-Spam
 * VoIP and video integration
 * Multi-user real-time document editing
 * Private key availability (Aunt Tillie only)
 * Registration of standard namespaces for private XML storage

General Emphasis

 * Pragmatic real-world (an advocate for users and developers)
 * Do everything we can to encourage code development
 * Defend constrained clients (without compromising desktop clients)
 * Look after Aunt Tillie
 * Efficiency

Why I'm Running
I believe our developer community is lucky to have such an easy-to-follow set of protocol documentation. I would like to help continue that tradition. I think I've got the experience, skills and motivation to do a good job.