Re: [tag] Meeting schedules: some PROPOSAL

[stephen.green@systml.co.uk]

Greetings

Just to clarify regarding timezones, is correct as this tomorrow's schedule?
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2007&month=6&day=6&hour=17&min=0&sec=0&p1=224&p2=179&p3=136&p4=352

By the way the following can be used to schedule the meeting and select a time
(which results in a link like the above one)
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html

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Quoting Victor Rudometov <Victor.Rudometov@Sun.COM>:

> I'd like to remind once again, that SPB is GMT+4 for now.
> So it will be 9pm, which is a bit too late, but I'll try to attend.
>
> Victor Rudometov wrote:
>> Hi, Jacques.
>>
>> S-A works for me.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Victor.
>>
>> Durand, Jacques R. wrote:
>>> OK, so looking at the current availability charts, let us try to   
>>> get some reaction from those silent on their availability:
>>> It appears that *Wednesdays* might be better for both schedules.
>>>  *(S-A)* (would replace current 7am Thursday call)
>>> *Wednesday*: 5pm GMT (8pm StPetersb, [2am Beijing, 3am Seoul],   
>>> 10am California, 1pm EastCoast, 5pm UK)
>>> (really bad for: Seoul, Beijing)
>>> *(S-B)* (new alternate call)
>>> *Wednesday*: 4am GMT (7am StPetersb, 1pm Beijing, 2pm Seoul, 9pm   
>>> California, [midnight EastCoast, 4am UK,] )
>>> (really bad for: EastCoast, UK)
>>>  Comments?
>>> Note: an additional requirement is that both chairs can make both   
>>> scehdules, in case one needs replacement.
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *From:* Patrick.Curran@Sun.COM [mailto:Patrick.Curran@Sun.COM]
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 30, 2007 3:57 PM
>>> *To:* Durand, Jacques R.
>>> *Cc:* tag@lists.oasis-open.org
>>> *Subject:* Re: [tag] Meeting schedules
>>>
>>> Well... As I explained in the Conference Call Availability   
>>> <http://wiki.oasis-open.org/tag/ConcallAvailability> page on the   
>>> Wiki, 7:00 am Pacific time on Thursdays probably will *not* work   
>>> for me in the future.
>>>
>>> However, since tomorrow is OK and since I'll be out for the next   
>>> few weeks, I don't suggest changing this now.
>>>
>>> As for the alternate week's schedule, it's difficult for me to   
>>> respond without a more specific suggestion. I've indicated my   
>>> availability - 9:00 pm Pacific time (5:00 am GMT) works for me   
>>> (except for Friday) but 6:00 pm (3:00 am) does not.
>>>
>>> In general, as I've already said, I'm amenable to an alternating schedule.
>>>
>>> I really don't think we're going to be able to work this out   
>>> unless *everyone* indicates their availability in writing. We have  
>>>  a Wiki page where we can do this (see the reference above, but so  
>>>  far only three of us have entered our data. I encourage the  
>>> others  to do so.
>>>
>>> Durand, Jacques R. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> COnsidering the option where :
>>>>
>>>> - we use alternate  1h meeting schedules:
>>>> week 1: schedule A
>>>> week 2: schedule B
>>>> week 3: schedule A
>>>> etc.
>>>> - and we accept the fact that not everyone will be able to make   
>>>> it at every meeting, but that everyone will like at least one   
>>>> schedule (A or B).
>>>> We could consider:
>>>> - schedule A is for accommodating everyone except Asia (could   
>>>> remain 2pmGMT as current Thu,
>>>> or be 4pm or 5pm GMT.)
>>>> - schedule B is good for Asia (office hours) and for   
>>>> accommodating everyone except UK and East coast (5amGMT) or   
>>>> everyone except UK and Russia (3amGMT)
>>>> Would that be acceptable, knowing that all major decisions would   
>>>> be taken by electronic ballot?
>>>> (conference calls would be used mostly to (a) make progress   
>>>> toward consensus on some tech topic, (b) bring up new issues and   
>>>> initiate some discussion, (c) discuss logistics and   
>>>> administrative aspects.)
>>>> -Jacques
>>>>
>>>
>>