At 11:44 09.03.2001 -0800, Hans Bergsten wrote:
>Sam Ruby wrote:
>> 
>> Below is the proposed agenda.  Let me know if anybody would like to propose
>> any additions or changes.
>> 
>> We also need to discuss a venue.  PMC members now span three continents, so
>> monthly face to face meetings are a wee bit impractical.  I can arrange a
>> diali n, but that largely isn't scalable.  Jon has suggested IRC which I'm
>> favorably inclined to.  Among other things, it can facility automatic
>> recording of minutes.
>
>+1
>
>> We also need to pick a time and a recurring schedule that most people can
>> make.  100% attendance of PMC members will not always be possible, but I'd
>> like us to pick a time that doesn't preclude anybody from attending.
>> Something like 19:00-20:00 GMT has worked for similar other meetings for
>> me.  It is after working hours for the UK and Europe, and before working
>> hours for Austrailia, but it gives most people an opportunity.
>
>19:00-20:00 GMT works for me.
>
>> Finally, we need a preferred day.  Board meetings are the third Wednesday
>> of every month.  I'd like to pick a schedule that allows status to be fed
>> into the board in a convenient manner.  I'd also suggest avoiding Fridays
>> as those times are actually Saturday morning in Austrailia.
>
>How about Tuesday?
>
>> 3. Old Business:
>
>Can we get some progress reports on these items before the meeting, for
>instance drafts that we can review and discuss here? This way we can
>just make them official in the meeting and don't end up finding that we
>need more time to digest the proposals, delaying the resolution even
>further.

Absolutely. I think the IRC solution might work but I expect it to be somewhat 
cumbersome. Consequently, pre-meeting preparation seems to be essential. Ceki



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