ned+ietf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > On 9/7/2010 5:41 PM, Ross Callon wrote: > > >> It's my sense that it's increasingly difficult to do work in the IETF > > >> without being physically present at meetings, as well... A significant amount of IETF meeting participants that have their expenses sponsored by their employer might need to have this notion upheld, or they get difficulties getting their f2f participation approved. This might be particularly important for those participants that do not make any presentations on an IETF meeting. > > > Face-to-face is quite helpful for forming an effort, since it > > creates a connection among the group, and it is quite helpful > > for resolving specific problems. That is, it is good for > > personal connection and rapid interaction. The effect is similar to team-building events for teams of ones workplace. Getting to know other team members and talk to them about other things than some potentially controversial technical issue helps in figuring out that a different opinion is in fact, a mere technical, rather than a personal issue when there are competing proposals or differing opinions. Especially for newcomers, it might significantly improve the level of the discussion to get to know other WG participants over lunch, dinner, IETF social or other occasions before getting into technical squabbles on the mailing list. > > The key to making this work is that the people who are at the F2F meeting > have to take steps to facilitate remote participation. This includes, but > is not limited to: > > (0) Having meeting materials available well in advance, no "winging it" at > meeting time. > (1) Proper use of microphones. > (2) Serious attention paid to Jabber during meetings. > (3) Timely postings to the mailing list. I have been participating remotely in two WGs (cat/kitten and Kerberos) remotely for ~10 years and it worked remarkably well thanks to the efforts of the WG chairs and WG contributors participating the IETF Meeting. The audiocast seems to work OK for pretty much all IETF WGs, but the interactive remote participation through jabber depends significantly on WG chair and other participants attention -- and seems to be not used and likely ignored by a number of WGs. In general, I believe that remote participation of IETF WGs entirely through the WG mailing list is possible, but participating at least some IETF meetings goes a long way getting to know the IETF and some folks in personal, which might ease some of the technical discussions in the long run. -Martin _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf