On Oct 29, 2010, at 2:37 PM, Keith Moore wrote: > On Oct 29, 2010, at 12:36 PM, Michael Richardson wrote: > >> In-person meeting time is used regularly for powerpoints rather than discussion. I've been yelled-at in WG meetings for using the microphone meeting time for discussion, vs. position statements or questions+answers about the slides. The complainer stated the WG mailing list was for discussion, not the WG f2f meeting. (meanwhile I've gotten complaints about using the mailing lists for discussion, too - some people are never happy) In fairness, though, there isn't enough time in WG meetings for real discussion on each of the numerous drafts. I've found virtual interim meetings work really well for that. > The single biggest thing that IETF could do to raise productivity in meetings is to remove video projectors from meeting rooms, replace them with white boards and pens, and ban use of PowerPoint and similar tools. It's hard to get remote participants to see physical whiteboards, nor to view them in advance. > The second biggest thing that IETF could do to raise productivity in meetings is to ban Internet use in meetings except for the purpose of remote participation. But then how could we read the drafts while they're being presented? ;) -hadriel _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf