I'd like to suggest something different. To me it's like this. You have 2 groups of people, people who want a meeting during European hours, and people who want meetings during US hours. Given this, here's what I'm thinking:
1) There are 2 meetings a month. One during European hours. One during US hours. 2) There should be some people who attend both meetings. 3) These should be on a set schedule. Example: Monday after the 15th of every month is the European hours meeting. Monday after the 1st of the month is the US hours meeting. 4) All topics should have an email thread on devl already, and brought up at least 1 week before the meeting. The idea here is that some topics could likely be resolved on the list, and take up less time for the meetings. Essentially this would make it so that there is only 1 meeting per month for some people, but during a convenient time of day. Others who want to attend both meetings would be able to do so. Overall I believe that discussion is good, but that taking up a persons schedule and inbox over scheduling the meetings is.. well not great. If you guys have a set schedule then you remove the framework of scheduling meetings, and just have a schedule. If nobody shows up except for 2 people, then those people can cancel the meeting *at* the meeting, and the topics can be postponed. Meetings are great if everyone gets something done, but constant meetings probably makes this feel more like work to some people, and not fun, which isn't a positive move at least in my eyes. Chris On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Shawn Khan <shawn.k...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I just want to know that we are able to set the next meeting at the end of > the current meetings we have? This way we can get a final answer with some > people there, and put this out to the group afterwards. > > If that doesn't work please let me know. > > Thanks, > Shawn > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Eric Richie <e...@adium.im> wrote: > >> Every week might be overkill, especially when things are slow, but >> yes, we're making an effort to alternate times so that no one locale >> has to always meet at an inconvenient hour of the day/night. >> >> Tuesday isn't set it stone either, it's just one of the days that >> seemed to work best for the majority of those responding. >> >> -Eric >> >> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Shawn Khan <shawn.k...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hello all, >> > >> > Are we saying every Tuesday changing times based on North American and >> > Europe times. This would mean 1 meeting in North American time and 1 >> > meeting European time? If we keep having to pick a time and date >> outside of >> > a meeting, this will take forever doing this way. >> > >> > I know I don't come to most meeting as I am super busy with 10 things >> but >> > will make more of an effect now. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Shawn >> > >> > On Sep 27, 2011 3:36 PM, "Eric Richie" <e...@adium.im> wrote: >> >> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Robert Vehse <robert.ve...@freenet.de >> > >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Am 20.09.2011 um 22:37 schrieb Eric Richie: >> >>> >> >>>> With the Nays in the lead, how about next tuesday instead (since >> >>>> tuesday is sounding like it's better than wednesday for many)? >> >>>> >> >>>> -Eric >> >>> >> >>> For me, Tuesdays are good. Same goes for most Mondays, Saturdays and >> >>> Sundays. >> >>> >> >>> -Robbie >> >> >> >> The second Wed of each month is the only recurring obligation on my >> >> schedule. Most other nights would be fine. (Days are trickier but >> >> sometimes doable... However that could be changing in the next couple >> >> weeks.) >> >> >> >> Let's make one last attempt to organize something... >> >> >> >> Next Tuesday night. Same bat-time, same bat-channel. (I've added it to >> >> the dev calendar.) >> >> >> >> If people don't respond, we'll just go ahead with whoever can make it >> >> and then send a link to the transcript to the list for any followup >> >> discussion. >> >> >> >> -Eric >> >> >> > >> >> >
