> I agree. I think this is a matter of balancing efficiency with > inclusiveness. That balance will vary by working group, and hopefully > the chairs can do the right thing for their group. There certainly are some topics and some groups that require real-time interaction in order to resolve one or another point. But arguably the increasing reliance on real-time interaction is primarily because it is easier (for those choosing that mode.) It takes some learning and some on-going discipline to do serious group collaboration through email. It takes far less learning and usually less discipline to work through a teleconference or a f2f meeting. A real commitment to real inclusiveness is not free. d/ -- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking bbiw.net