--On Sunday, 16 February, 2020 18:27 -0500 Keith Moore <moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >... > However, the effect of interim meetings effectively limiting > participation exists regardless of whether that effect is > obvious or intended. > > IMO, all WGs should be subject to a strict limit on interim > meetings. IMO this limit should be fairly small - say no > more than 3 such meetings a year (spaced roughly between > normal f2f meetings), and with no "interim" meetings held at > such a time as to discourage attendance at normal f2f meetings. Keith, FWIW, you will recall that, at one point, interim meetings required AD permission, permissions that was normally not granted without a substantive reason as to why the work could not be done on the mailing list. There was also a strict prohibition on WG interim meetings or equivalent within several weeks prior to (or, I think after) and IETF meeting. So, for better or worse, you are arguing for a return to status quo ante, not a new policy. best, john
