Well stated!! /L-E > -----Original Message----- > From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > Brian E Carpenter > Sent: den 7 november 2004 22:08 > To: ietf@xxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: FW: [Inquiry #19085] Issue with Meeting Schedule > change at > the last moment > > > I haven't really see anyone state clearly what has always > been my understanding of this issue. > > The IETF meeting starts Monday morning and ends Friday > lunchtime. We hold all the WG and BOF sessions in one place > because synergy and cross-fertilization between WGs is necessary > to achieve a reasonably consistent Internet. The intention > is that everybody stays for 4.5 days and takes an active part > in multiple WGs and BOFs. Parachuting in for one WG is simply > not effective, since we need to understand and resolve conflicting > issues between WGs. > > In that context, late agenda changes in order to minimize > clashes are common events. > > (This is made fairly clear in the Tao of the IETF, which > is more or less required reading for newcomers: > http://www.ietf.org/tao.html#2 .) > > Brian > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf