On 19/04/2017 09:34, Stephen Farrell wrote:
>
> Hiya,
>
> On 18/04/17 22:22, Toerless Eckert wrote:
>> For example, there is a lot of death by powerpoint in meetings that pushes off
>> high bandwidth discussions ("oh, we're out of time"). AFAIK, most active work
>> on drafts during IETF meeting week happens outside of the WG meetings.
It's true. And that is *exactly* the problem with meetings where a large fraction
or even a majority of attendees are remote. They are automatically excluded from
that informal active work. So, be careful what you wish for.
>> I think that
>> a) was not the original plan, and b) i have not seen IAOC sending around questionaires
>> what/how to improve the quality of the meetings in this respect.
>
> I agree with the criticism, but not sure I agree about surveys being
> the best next step.
>
> One suggestion I made before I exited the IESG was that we consider
> changing (or experimenting with) how the meeting week is structured,
> for example, only having formal WG sessions in the afternoons, and
> leaving the full mornings free for hackathons or informal meetings.
> (Partly, that's because I hate getting out of bed early, which sadly
> was not considered sufficient justification:-)
Exactly why it should be the other way round: meetings start at 09:00
sharp, and informal sessions after 14:00. People are deadline driven...
> Anyway, I think it'd be good if the IESG/IAOC encouraged experiments
> in such ways of organising ourselves when loads of us do end up in
> one place for a week or so.
Certainly, nudging everybody away from "I came to the IETF to make my
presentation" would be a Good Thing.
Brian