Michel, I am not asking to move "my" meetings in close proximity. If they were Monday and Thursday (or Friday A.M.), then I have to deal with it, but I can still by a cheap ticket. What I am asking is that if, on March 1, the agenda says my meetings are Monday and Tuesday, and I buy a cheap ticket to go home Wednesday, the agenda doesn't change on March 11 moving my meetings to Thursday and Friday. IETF is one of four standards organizations in which I participate. In the past, a last minute change would mean that my company would pay extra on my travel voucher to cover the penalties. Today, I have hard limits on expenditures and a last minute change means I either cancel this trip, or I cancel another trip to pay the penalties for the change. It doesn't seem like too much to ask that the WG and BOF times are set within a week of having all of the requests to avoid participants having to make these kinds of choices. I would be surprised if I am the only participant facing these kinds of "new economy" rules. Steve
Michel Py wrote: > > Steve, > > > As the deadline for requests is February 22, would it > > be possible to stabilize the agenda (at least WG and > > BOF meeting times, not necessarily WG agendas) by > > March 1? This would still allow for 14-day advance > > purchase of airline tickets. > > I think you are asking for a miracle here...... Don't get we wrong I > would love it too. > > And there will be too many situations when the only two meetings you are > interested in are on Monday and Thursday. > > Michel.
