On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 7:35 AM, Loa Andersson <loa@xxxxx> wrote: > All, > > This is the agenda for Sunday: > > 1000-1200 EDT IEPG Meeting - Caribbean 4 > 1100-1900 EDT IETF Registration - Caribbean Registration > 1300-1450 EDT IEEE 802.1Q - Caribbean 5 > 1300-1450 EDT Newcomers' Orientation - Caribbean 4 > 1500-1650 EDT IAOC Overview Session - Caribbean 6 > 1500-1650 EDT Introduction to RAI Development in the IETF Tutorial - > Caribbean 5 > 1500-1650 EDT WG Leadership - Caribbean 4 > 1600-1700 EDT Newcomers' Meet and Greet (open to Newcomers and WG chairs > only) - Boca Patio > 1700-1900 EDT Welcome Reception - Grand Sierra D > > That overlap does not seem serious. [MB] I consider the overlap significant. Either the new comers need to skip the 2nd tutorial or walk out halfway through. I would think a large percentage of newcomers would want to attend tutorials about the Areas. And, having WG leadership means new WG chairs can't attend the meet and greet. [/MB] > > /Loa > > > On 2013-03-14 13:30, Adrian Farrel wrote: >> >> Mary, >> >> I need to check but... >> >>> [MB] What I find interesting is that there was 200+ newcomers, but I >>> certainly didn't find that many at the meet and greet. I have to >>> wonder whether this doesn't have to do with the overlap between Sunday >>> tutorials and this event. I think that needs to be fixed. >> >> >> Very right that it would need to be fixed, but I thought that it was >> avoided explicitly and >> deliberately. Anyone got a copy of the agenda in front of them? >> >> Maybe we could do a little research on why newcomers don't show at this >> meeting. Are they tired? >> Shy? Unaware? Not perceiving the value? >> >> Adrian >> > > -- > > > Loa Andersson email: loa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Senior MPLS Expert loa@xxxxx > Huawei Technologies (consult) phone: +46 739 81 21 64