-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >>>>> "todd" == todd glassey <tglassey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: todd> Doesnt then also attending a meeting through a video todd> conference including streaming also qualify? Seems to me both todd> are reasonable methods of attending these days. I also agree that we should diversify the meaning of attendance. My preference has been essentially: - that to initially qualify you need something like 3 out-of-last-5 *IN-PERSON* (and yes, I would exclude daypass) - but that to remain qualified, you need to attend 1 out-of-last-4 in-person, and (remotely attend 2-out-of-last-5 OR author-at-least-3-revisions-of-draft). The problem with video conferencing is that you don't get to do any of: 1) chat in hallway 2) chat at social 3) be a tourist at something you know nothing about 4) hang out in bar, and overhear something that matters 5) overhear heated debate during fight for cookies While it is possible that you might get up at 2am to attend a video conference version of a session you don't care about, I doubt it. And those above things are pretty important --- it's water cooler talk, and if you haven't experienced it, then you likely don't know what the social context things are. While it's true that things can change after you qualify, and video conferencing won't tell you much about that, my hope is that the attendance requirement will update you on that. (I was at about 8 out of 9 meetings from 1995 to 2004, and about 1 meeting/year since 2005, having missed remote attendance completely, once. I blame lack of well-endowed employers, combined with a lack of desire to fly into the US, even though those meetings are generally cheaper for me than non-NA ones. Currently struggling with Maastrich decision) - -- ] He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life! | firewalls [ ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works, Ottawa, ON |net architect[ ] mcr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/ |device driver[ Kyoto Plus: watch the video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzx1ycLXQSE> then sign the petition. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Finger me for keys iQEVAwUBS+hzp4CLcPvd0N1lAQKXnQf9ENRksJeX+EaPtcXLX8YOj3ynSU9NXyVk 8xHLu+7jSAtQ9aUsTqqWWU2oMHct7SLJ3EfRng3zy1ig2ve8e48WHs5hrhukCLkV Hrb0XaJYPZIe3JSIqxtghanHHasrRjdOXFr3QEul0M4d1kKKHxmNo8hGiuqdNJ5F zt+/kb03vN0Dfc16KhHZnin/aYx44dS+facmA8BRSh46JB7uNzc1WpTFdQDe8QR/ o89pqoS3mogL991VbxwRe09FPNux8VXGzJHQvbUN6D1Z+/OW+FGHIPQAdKI2a5jI UcmzI6weYn1/RLBx8WP79rR7/s9PT1/1LsLgBQar4/Tc+mHuXwa+rA== =6657 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf