I think the tension between in-person and online meetings will remain for some time. That does argue for an annual schedule that has some of each.
I think we have found that there are kinds of issues/business that runs well in the Zoom format. I think of specific issues that don't require much explanation, editorial correction of scope notes, examples. Giving presentations and reports works too. But there are logistical drawbacks in addition to the timezones. Because of the timezones, we actually have fewer meeting hours over a 4-day online meeting than an in-person meeting. And it is much harder to stay available for all the sessions when one is at one's normal office. Plus distraction with other things the rest of the day. Speaking for my experience, of course. I do not find we have MORE people in attendance online at any one time than we had at in-person meetings pre-pandemic, but it is not all the same people. Bringing in the different participants is good. For the in-person meetings, I favour the stand-alone meeting, long enough to justify the travel time, rather than trying to extend some other event with a SIG. Attempting to extend another conference will make the entire trip very long. And too many different responsibilities conflicting for those active in the main conference, possibly not allowing the most active SIG members to concentrate on CRM because of their CIDOC duties, or CIDOC conference host duties, or presentations to give during CIDOC. For many years we have tried to extend IFLA to carry out standards work, and at best you can extend by one day, it can be hard to find a venue unsupported by the main conference, and everyone is already exhausted and often unprepared. Also, no matter what basic conference we attempt to extend, there will be a number of SIG members who do not find it relevant and would not be going. In summary, I agree with the mix of online and in-person, but not necessarily the formula for the in-person meeting. Like Rob I hesitate regarding the regional meetings, as adding too much logistical work and making the groups much too small to have the critical mass of expertise. Pat Pat Riva Acting University Librarian / Bibliothécaire en chef par intérim Concordia University / Université Concordia 1455 de Maisonneuve West, LB-331 Montréal, Québec H3G 1M8 Canada [email protected] ________________________________ From: Crm-sig <[email protected]> on behalf of Robert Sanderson via Crm-sig <[email protected]> Sent: July 7, 2022 1:11 PM To: Erin Canning <[email protected]> Cc: crm-sig <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Crm-sig] New issues: Make SIG meetings more sustainable Agree 100% with 1 and 2. Perhaps broadening 1 to "a relevant conference, such as CIDOC / ICOM". The meeting would need to be shorter than the 4 day marathon pattern however. Federation via regional meetings is hard, especially amongst a relatively small community, and multiplies the logistics burden. I don't think we have the scale for it at this stage. Rob On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 12:59 PM Erin Canning via Crm-sig <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dear all, I would like to raise three items for discussion, regarding the SIG meetings and processes. "Make SIG meetings more sustainable" would be the third of these: Background: The requirement for online SIG meetings during the past two years showed that participation to online SIG meetings is much higher than meeting at a specific place. Securing funding for travel is not possible for participants outside large and rich institutions. This is in addition to the inevitable carbon footprint of the SIG especially for long-haul flights. Online meetings lack the capacity for easy idea sharing and are perhaps less practical for collaboration in groups. Another drawback of online meetings is the impossibility of convenient time-zones for all. Proposal - the following are starting points for discussion: 1. The SIG to meet in person once a year at the CIDOC conference (with some overlap in schedules to avoid extremely long trips). 2. The SIG to meet online twice a year to accommodate members who cannot travel and strengthen the community with wider representation across different time zones. 3. Consider a federated SIG, where regional meetings take place either online or at a location thus reducing requirement for travel. These could be led by a member of the editorial group. Decisions at regional meetings will be sent for offline review and discussed by the editorial board in separate meetings either in person or online. Right for veto to remain at global level. I look forward to your thoughts. 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