RE: 2 hour meetings

2006-06-23 Thread Burger, Eric
What we do in lemonade is both. We schedule two 2-hour meetings. The first is for a review of what work is going on, what issues we are facing, and broad approaches to solving them. The second is a high-bandwidth working group session, much like the dreaded interim. Note that we have also had

Re: 2 hour meetings

2006-03-27 Thread John C Klensin
--On Monday, 27 March, 2006 09:31 -0500 Edward Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But to get back to the point at the top of this side-bar, the > mass gatherings for the IETF are done for cross-area review. Ok, we disagree about the believe that cross-area review is the only reason for holding

Re: 2 hour meetings

2006-03-27 Thread Edward Lewis
At 15:00 -0500 3/25/06, John C Klensin wrote: Ed, although I don't remember seeing you there, I have a nervous feeling that I know which WG you are referring to and who said (roughly, although I don't recall "don't participate") those words early in the session. Whether that feeling is correct

Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-25 Thread Michael Thomas
Brian E Carpenter wrote: Just a general comment: I think that as far as decision-taking is concerned, we need to treat WG jabber sessions (and teleconferences) exctly like face to face meetings - any "decisions" taken must in fact be referred to the WG mailing list for rough consensus. Otherwise,

Re: 2 hour meetings

2006-03-25 Thread John C Klensin
--On Saturday, 25 March, 2006 11:57 -0500 Edward Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 15:51 +0100 3/25/06, Brian E Carpenter wrote: > >> If somebody comes to the IETF for a two hour meeting and >> wastes the opportunity of another 30+ hours of learning about >> what other WGs and BOFs are up t

Re: 2 hour meetings

2006-03-25 Thread Joel M. Halpern
I agree that having presentations which review all the detailed context is not helpful. One slide reminding folks of context can be very helpful even for folks who have been reading and following all the drafts. At the same time, I have always found it very helpful that different working grou

Re: 2 hour meetings

2006-03-25 Thread Edward Lewis
At 9:56 -0800 3/25/06, Andy Bierman wrote: Edward Lewis wrote: Temper, not "remove." Taking a few moments to set the problem up for the uninitiated and then assuming they have the protocol engineering smarts is all I'm asking. The purpose is not to explain the entire draft to tourists with

Re: 2 hour meetings

2006-03-25 Thread Andy Bierman
Edward Lewis wrote: At 15:51 +0100 3/25/06, Brian E Carpenter wrote: If somebody comes to the IETF for a two hour meeting and wastes the opportunity of another 30+ hours of learning about what other WGs and BOFs are up to, that would indeed be a shame. I agree with this, but find that (in som

Re: 2 hour meetings

2006-03-25 Thread Andy Bierman
Brian E Carpenter wrote: Thanks to Keith for changing the Subject when changing the subject. I know you've heard this all before, but it's been getting increasingly difficult for us WG Chairs to get all the key people working on a protocol to fly across the planet for a 2 hour meeting. These a

Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-25 Thread Brian E Carpenter
them. Apart from using the jabber rooms for ad-hoc discussions, they should also be used for interim wg meetings of course. Stig Regards Marshall - original message - Subject:Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings) From:Stig Venaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date:03/24/200

Re: 2 hour meetings

2006-03-25 Thread Edward Lewis
At 15:51 +0100 3/25/06, Brian E Carpenter wrote: If somebody comes to the IETF for a two hour meeting and wastes the opportunity of another 30+ hours of learning about what other WGs and BOFs are up to, that would indeed be a shame. I agree with this, but find that (in some instances) that mee

Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-25 Thread Marshall Eubanks
ndividual wg whether they want to make use of them. Apart from using the jabber rooms for ad-hoc discussions, they should also be used for interim wg meetings of course. Stig Regards Marshall - original message - Subject: Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings) From:Stig Venaas

Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-25 Thread Stig Venaas
s > Marshall > > > >> - original message - >> Subject:Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings) >> From:Stig Venaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date:03/24/2006 5:01 pm >> >> Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: >>>> From: Tim Cho

Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-25 Thread Marshall Eubanks
Marshall - original message - Subject:Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings) From: Stig Venaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 03/24/2006 5:01 pm Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: From: Tim Chown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, if we make remote participation too good, we may

Re: 2 hour meetings

2006-03-25 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Thanks to Keith for changing the Subject when changing the subject. I know you've heard this all before, but it's been getting increasingly difficult for us WG Chairs to get all the key people working on a protocol to fly across the planet for a 2 hour meeting. These are busy people who can't a

Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-25 Thread Yangwoo Ko
Stig Venaas wrote: Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: From: Tim Chown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, if we make remote participation too good, we may end up with rather empty meeting rooms and a bankrupt IETF ;) What we should do, given the rush of work that happens pre-ID cutoff, is m

Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-24 Thread john . loughney
Maybe we should leave the Jabber meeting rooms up all the time, and use them for more dynamic discussions. John - original message - Subject:Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings) From: Stig Venaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 03/24/2006 5:01 pm Hallam-Baker, Phillip

Re: 2 hour meetings

2006-03-24 Thread Marshall Eubanks
Hello; On Mar 24, 2006, at 9:31 PM, Scott W Brim wrote: On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 02:29:23PM +, Dave Cridland allegedly wrote: I don't actually have the choice, but I find remote participation generally okay, for the most part, albeit I have the slight advantage of starting off my internet expe

Re: 2 hour meetings

2006-03-24 Thread Scott W Brim
On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 02:29:23PM +, Dave Cridland allegedly wrote: > I don't actually have the choice, but I find remote participation > generally okay, for the most part, albeit I have the slight advantage > of starting off my internet experience in telnet BBS systems, so I'm > generally use

RE: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-24 Thread Hallam-Baker, Phillip
> From: Tim Chown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 08:49:28AM -0800, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: > > > > You mean like holding a bi-weekly teleconference? > > > > VOIP is getting to the point where this is practical. > > Well yes, telecons are fine for design team work,

Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-24 Thread Tim Chown
On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 12:10:47PM -0500, Scott Leibrand wrote: > On 03/24/06 at 5:00pm -, Stig Venaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Personally I find jabber (and similar technologies) much more convenient > > than voice. I've used that a few times with a small group of people to > > discus

Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-24 Thread Scott Leibrand
On 03/24/06 at 5:00pm -, Stig Venaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Personally I find jabber (and similar technologies) much more convenient > than voice. I've used that a few times with a small group of people to > discuss and solve technical problems. I feel it allows more interactive > discus

Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-24 Thread Stig Venaas
Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: >> From: Tim Chown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Well, if we make remote participation too good, we may end up >> with rather empty meeting rooms and a bankrupt IETF ;) >> >> What we should do, given the rush of work that happens pre-ID >> cutoff, is maybe look a

Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-24 Thread Tim Chown
On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 08:49:28AM -0800, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: > > You mean like holding a bi-weekly teleconference? > > VOIP is getting to the point where this is practical. Well yes, telecons are fine for design team work, but for an open interim meeting you need to determine which sy

RE: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-24 Thread Hallam-Baker, Phillip
> From: Tim Chown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Well, if we make remote participation too good, we may end up > with rather empty meeting rooms and a bankrupt IETF ;) > > What we should do, given the rush of work that happens pre-ID > cutoff, is maybe look at such technology for interim > mee

Re: Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-24 Thread Tim Chown
On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 07:49:46AM -0800, Michael Thomas wrote: > > Maybe there's an intermediate between email and full f2f time? > Something like having well known jabber chats to simulate the > quickness of f2f conversation without having to be there? There > is some amount of precedence for th

Jabber chats (was: 2 hour meetings)

2006-03-24 Thread Michael Thomas
Keith Moore wrote: sometimes I find remote participation (via audio streaming and jabber) more effective than actually attending the meeting. I sometimes am surprised to find that the extra distance makes it easier for me to see what is relevant. I also think it might be less distracting to a

Re: 2 hour meetings

2006-03-24 Thread Dave Cridland
On Fri Mar 24 13:03:11 2006, Keith Moore wrote: sometimes I find remote participation (via audio streaming and jabber) more effective than actually attending the meeting. I sometimes am surprised to find that the extra distance makes it easier for me to see what is relevant. I also think it m

2 hour meetings

2006-03-24 Thread Keith Moore
I know you've heard this all before, but it's been getting increasingly difficult for us WG Chairs to get all the key people working on a protocol to fly across the planet for a 2 hour meeting. These are busy people who can't afford to block out an entire week because they don't know when or wher