Benoit, On 2/26/2015 6:01 AM, Benoit Claise wrote: > Philip, >> Is there really a demand for interim meetings that cannot be >> supported in IETF regular meetings? We meet 3 times a year, why isn't >> that enough? I don't know of any W3C working group meeting more than >> three times a year. >> >> Rather than trying to pile requirements onto interim meetings, can we >> work out a way to accommodate these needs in regular meetings? >> >> >> I would like to suggest we go a stage further and change the way the >> IETF meetings work. >> >> People are having interim meetings because a one or two day meeting >> on one topic is a lot more productive than an IETF WG session. > Or because weekly meetings are more efficient. > But are these really author/design team meetings or are they really interims? A meeting amongst authors doesn't need to be an interim, it's more like a design team -- in both cases contribution of the individuals is reflected in a draft. A meeting that is taking the place of discussion on a list, with non-authors contributing, certainly does qualify as an interim. Lou > Regards, Benoit > ...