Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-31 Thread Donald Eastlake
The most valuable part of IETF meeting is and has always been the hall conversations and side meetings Thanks, Donald = Donald E. Eastlake 3rd +1-508-333-2270 (cell) 155 Beaver Street, Milford, MA 01757 USA d3e...@gmail.com On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 12:10 PM,

Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-31 Thread Michael Richardson
Donald Eastlake d3e...@gmail.com wrote: The most valuable part of IETF meeting is and has always been the hall conversations and side meetings So that implies to me that we should use our session time extremely efficiently, always finish sessions early (to facilitate time for ad-hoc

Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-31 Thread Abdussalam Baryun
I agree with some of your points, thanks, comments below, On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 4:54 PM, Keith Moore mo...@network-heretics.comwrote: http://www.ietf.org/blog/2013/07/a-diverse-ietf/ Also, I wanted to let everyone know that tomorrow in the Administrative Plenary, Kathleen Moriarty and

Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-31 Thread Abdussalam Baryun
IMHO, The presenters are MUST, but the time channel for presenting is the problem or boring factor. I mentioned before that we need short presentations 5 minutes, and more discussions. AB On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Keith Moore mo...@network-heretics.comwrote: On Jul 30, 2013, at 7:47

Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-31 Thread Abdussalam Baryun
I think *side meetings* are killing IETF, I call it *hidden meetings*, there is no input for IETF when we have side meetings. The input to IETF in through meeting sessions and discussion lists. So I agree with Keith that meeting sessions have low discussions, and may discourage remote participants

Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-31 Thread Keith Moore
There are occasions when presentations are appropriate, but they should be the exception rather than the rule or default assumption. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 1:52 PM, Abdussalam Baryun abdussalambar...@gmail.com wrote: IMHO, The presenters are MUST, but the time channel for

Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-31 Thread Barry Leiba
The most valuable part of IETF meeting is and has always been the hall conversations and side meetings I think *side meetings* are killing IETF, I call it *hidden meetings*, there is no input for IETF when we have side meetings. The input to IETF in through meeting sessions and discussion

Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-31 Thread Keith Moore
On Jul 31, 2013, at 10:30 AM, Donald Eastlake wrote: The most valuable part of IETF meeting is and has always been the hall conversations and side meetings The hall conversations and side meetings will continue to be immensely valuable. But working group sessions can, and should, also be

Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-31 Thread Abdussalam Baryun
Hi Barry, Sorry for long meesage, I will give you a real example which I experienced that includes my request regarding a WG ietf draft that has no presenter but two people in the WG that want discuss it in meetings as below real story. I want to confirm my statement of hidden

making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-30 Thread Keith Moore
On Jul 30, 2013, at 3:53 PM, Jari Arkko wrote: We have discussed diversity at the IETF at length. Yesterday, Pete Resnick and I wrote an article about what we think the goal for the IETF should be, as well as listing some of the early activities that we have taken at the IETF. Our goal is

Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-30 Thread Michael Richardson
Keith Moore mo...@network-heretics.com wrote: But earlier today I realized that the problem isn't just the cost of attending meetings - it's the value that we get in return for those meetings. I've been taking notes about how ineffectively we use our meeting time. Most of

Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-30 Thread Yoav Nir
On Jul 30, 2013, at 6:10 PM, Michael Richardson mcr+i...@sandelman.ca wrote: Keith Moore mo...@network-heretics.com wrote: Rooms are set up not to facilitate discussion, but to discourage it. The lights are dim, the chairs are facing forward rather than other participants, the

Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-30 Thread Noel Chiappa
From: Keith Moore mo...@network-heretics.com Great message. One idea: WG meeting sessions aren't scheduled to encourage discussion, but to discourage it. At meeting after meeting, in several different areas, I see the lion's share of the time devoted to presentations rather

Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-30 Thread Bob Braden
On 7/30/2013 9:35 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote: Easy fix: 'slide' (well, nobody uses real slides anymore :-) rationing. E.g. if a presenter has a 10 minute slot, maximum of 3 'slides' (approximately; maybe less). That will force the slides to be 'discussion frameworks', rather than 'detailed

Re: making our meetings more worth the time/expense (was: Re: setting a goal for an inclusive IETF)

2013-07-30 Thread Keith Moore
On Jul 30, 2013, at 7:47 PM, Bob Braden wrote: On 7/30/2013 9:35 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote: Easy fix: 'slide' (well, nobody uses real slides anymore :-) rationing. E.g. if a presenter has a 10 minute slot, maximum of 3 'slides' (approximately; maybe less). That will force the slides to be