Sort:  

good job.
I am sure you will speak to my viewpoint on a few things here as we have spoken in length before.
I will sit this one out.

:)

maybe the question should be... why did he not reach out to before the announcement?

I don't think I will be added lol. Well it is what it is, you get to be in some meetings and you don't get to be in some. I don't mind being a bystander for once.