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Subject: Re: [egov] Groups - London Oasis E-gov conference added
Rex Brooks wrote: > I concur. > +1 I have seen us make substantial progress in past meetings where even telecon option was used very effectively. I very much rely on telecons as an alternative to travel and would really like us to have the choice remain for TC members. Why change if something has worked well so far? Thanks. > Rex > > At 10:09 AM -0700 8/30/05, jon.bosak@sun.com wrote: >> [h.j.m.burg@minfin.nl:] >> >> | SUMMARY:London Oasis E-gov conference >> | >> | DESCRIPTION:The conference is planned after the OASIS adoption >> | forum in The Russel Hotel London. Information about the adoption >> | forum on the OASIS website. The forum is not for free the TC >> | conference is free of charge. On TC face to face meetings no >> | dial inn facilities will be present anymore. OASIS members who >> | plan to come please register via an e-mail to the TC chair. The >> | meeting room has a fixed capacity. The reserve the right room it >> | is nessesary that registration is done as soon as possible but no >> | later than september 30, 2005 >> >> I'm somewhat taken aback at the decision to disallow dial-ins at >> egov meetings. I am well aware (believe me!) of the cost and >> logistical difficulties of setting up telephone access to TC >> meetings, and even more aware of the difficulty of hearing >> anything from a remote location; at best, it's possible to hear >> only half the people physically present at the meeting, and often >> it's a lot worse than that. Few people will attempt to overcome >> these difficulties and dial in, and absent visual cues, it's often >> hard for remote callers to participate effectively. >> >> Having said all that, however, the fact remains that holding egov >> meetings without phone access means that attendance will be >> limited to people with generous travel budgets, i.e., some >> government employees and some large vendors. As a citizen, I >> don't much like the thought of my government employees determining >> public IT policy in meetings dominated by large vendors. And I >> think that restricting meetings to attendance in person positions >> the TC very poorly to cope with travel costs that will be >> undergoing drastic increases over the next couple of years due to >> the increasing cost of fuel. We should be working to overcome the >> obstacles presented by remote participation, not simply giving up >> on it. >> >> Jon >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that >> generates this mail. You may a link to this group and all your TCs >> in OASIS >> at: >> https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php > > -- Regards, Farrukh
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