On 07/Jan/11 05:26, rajesh rajesh wrote:
> Poster sessions at IETF meeting sounds quite meaningful considering
> fact that thoughts are written and author available for discussion and
> will give way for fresh subject.
>
> Rajesh
>
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Alessandro Vesely <vesely@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:vesely@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
> I've never attended an IETF meeting. Why? Because it seems to me
> quite
> unlikely to have a chance to say something useful by going there.
> I mean
> useful with respect to a problem that I consider important. That
> is, not
> just a minimal contribution to an already scheduled session that I
> may happen
> to attend. Perhaps, I should request a session...
>
> Problems are often expressed in the form of tentative solutions. Such
> solutions may occasionally happen to be discussed, refined, and
> agreed upon
> by a group of individuals. Implementation, standardization, and
> adoption may
> eventually follow --not necessarily in this order. Isn't this
> how the IRTF
> and the IETF should work?
>
> A poster session would be a sort of plenary, lasting a couple of
> hours or so,
> with posters hanged on numbered hardboard panels arranged along a
> walkway. A
> poster may be sized A0, or ~50 in, or consist of an equivalent
> number of
> smaller sheets. Posters may stay exposed for a few hours
> before/after the
> scheduled time period. During the session time, however, authors
> should
> stand beside their posters and thus have their chance to talk to any
> interested ietfers, one by one or in small knots, informally. A
> few dozens
> of posters per session may provide for adequate gathering.
>
> IME, this way of participating is easier and less binding for both
> authors
> and attendees. A poster would suit subjects for which it's
> difficult to
> carve a niche within a hosting WG's session, but it may also work
> as a means
> to achieve consensus on a given topic before raising it in a more
> official
> discussion.
>
> Opinions/suggestions?
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> I've never attended an IETF meeting. Why? Because it seems to me
> quite
> unlikely to have a chance to say something useful by going there.
> I mean
> useful with respect to a problem that I consider important. That
> is, not
> just a minimal contribution to an already scheduled session that I
> may happen
> to attend. Perhaps, I should request a session...
>
> Problems are often expressed in the form of tentative solutions. Such
> solutions may occasionally happen to be discussed, refined, and
> agreed upon
> by a group of individuals. Implementation, standardization, and
> adoption may
> eventually follow --not necessarily in this order. Isn't this
> how the IRTF
> and the IETF should work?
>
> A poster session would be a sort of plenary, lasting a couple of
> hours or so,
> with posters hanged on numbered hardboard panels arranged along a
> walkway. A
> poster may be sized A0, or ~50 in, or consist of an equivalent
> number of
> smaller sheets. Posters may stay exposed for a few hours
> before/after the
> scheduled time period. During the session time, however, authors
> should
> stand beside their posters and thus have their chance to talk to any
> interested ietfers, one by one or in small knots, informally. A
> few dozens
> of posters per session may provide for adequate gathering.
>
> IME, this way of participating is easier and less binding for both
> authors
> and attendees. A poster would suit subjects for which it's
> difficult to
> carve a niche within a hosting WG's session, but it may also work
> as a means
> to achieve consensus on a given topic before raising it in a more
> official
> discussion.
>
> Opinions/suggestions?
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