--On Wednesday, September 29, 2021 13:20 -0400 Michael Richardson <mcr+ietf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > John C Klensin <john-ietf@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Announcement list --selective digests, avoiding four > separate > interim meeting postings at the same time for > the same WG, > encouraging calendar subscriptions, etc.-- > then I think we > address the real problem while splitting > up lists even more just > create distractions. > > On the topic of calendaring, and "upcoming" being more useful > for planning. I've asked for the various area meetings, such > as the RTG Chairs Chat, IESG telechat, IoT Directorate, etc. > to be on the calendar. > > My purpose is allow people who are planning meetings to know > what else is occuring. Maybe we can do a "this week at the > IETF" page. > > There are tooling issues for some of these requests. > But, the major pushback I got was that some of these events > are not open to anyone, and so shouldn't be listed. I > disagree :-) I do too, for at least two reasons. One is that transparency suggests that we should not be secretive about which closed meetings are being held. The other, more important, is that including the closed meetings makes it much easier for those who might be involved in, or concerned about, them to spot potential or actual conflicts. john
