On 8/11/10 11:46 AM, Bob Hinden wrote: > Mike, > > On Aug 11, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Michael StJohns wrote: > >>> While personally I agree (as in I have no idea what I will be doing in 2017), in order to schedule meetings and avoid conflicts with other organizations I don't see any alternative to set these dates into the future. Once they are published other organizations see them and make their schedules around ours. So I think they >> >> I agree they have to be firm but: >> "I don't know that the IAOC should consider the 2014-2017 dates firm quite yet." - we have time... or is there some absolute deadline the IAOC is working against for 2017? Or even for 2014? >> > > I suppose my definition of "firm" is that since they have been published they won't change unless there is a strong reason. They were selected to avoid conflicts with other organizations. We're on may other organization's do not conflict list, and likewise us them... once published other organizations take those dates under advisement. There was in the past substantial demand for long lead times (something I personally was and am very ambivalant about) but once you're committed to it, Changing direction is quite painful. > Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf