RE: [soa-rm] Options for next Face-to-Face meeting - Please reply by 5 September

["Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>]

Sorry for the late reply on this (with Monday being a holiday here). My
preferred option is turning out to be:

CITY: London
DATES: The weekend beginning October 14th (i.e. a Fri/Sat/Sun meeting)

There is a good chance that I will be teaching a SOA course for several
hours on Fri, Oct 14th at our London offices, and then will have the
weekend available because I will probably attend the OASIS Adoption
Forum on Mon, Oct 17th.

Thanks,
Joe

Joseph Chiusano
Booz Allen Hamilton
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter F Brown [mailto:peter@justbrown.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 12:03 PM
> To: 'SOA-RM'
> Subject: [soa-rm] Options for next Face-to-Face meeting - 
> Please reply by 5 September
> 
> Dear all:
> At last week's TC meeting, we discussed the options for the 
> next face-to-face meeting and I was asked to poll the group 
> and make a proposal to the next meeting on 7 Sep.
> 
> Dates and, to a lesser extent, location still need to be agreed.
> 
> I include below:
> a) a summary of the main factors so far that would influence 
> our decision;
> b) a proposal for proceeding to a decision;
> c) a request for your feedback
> 
> A. a summary of the current factors and considerations would be:
> - next meeting in Europe, either in Vienna (dates open) or 
> London (in week beginning 17 October, to coincide with OASIS 
> Adoption Forum);
> - meeting should concentrate on handling comments and issues 
> arising from the next draft spec review cycle: as there will 
> be a minimum 15 day period for review and comment, and the 
> next version (version 8) will only be ready at earliest by 
> the end of first week in September, next F2F meeting should 
> not be before beginning of October;
> - some active members have already indicated some absolute 
> "blackout" dates, including our Chair
> - possibility that the next F2F (and other conf calls) may 
> need to be chaired by another person (possibility of a 
> Vice-Chair or informal deputy) as Duane will not be able to 
> travel from mid-October until end of year;
> - There are both advantages and disadvantages of co-locating 
> in London with OASIS Adoption Forum meeting. For: ease of 
> booking facilities; economies of scale; networking; Against: 
> difficult to focus; may need longer period; possible absence of host;
> - If held in Vienna, would be co-hosted by us (Austrian 
> Federal Chancellery) and "AustriaPro" (the Chambers of 
> Commerce); - possible problem for hosting in Vienna if held 
> in week beginning 17 October (may be resolved in meantime) 
> and another major IT conference in town at same time (RSA 
> Europe, 17-18 Oct)
> 
> B. Possible way forward
> - Poll the list to find out most common blackout periods;
> - Assess realistic expectations for participation;
> - isolate factors that might influence decision;
> - propose a shortlist of options for decision at the next TC 
> meeting on 7 September
> 
> C. Now.....now over to you
> 
> Could you:
> - hit your reply button to this message;
> - cut out everything down to here and then answer the 
> questions that follow (Y/N or text). This will allow me to 
> report to the TC next week. Many thanks
> 
> ----------------------------------
> 
> Will you *in principle* be able to participate in a F2F 
> meeting in Europe, sometime in the period from the beginning 
> of October until mid December?
> If you do not think you can  come in person, would you be 
> able to join by phone, if facilities were available?
> We are looking at a 3-4 day long meeting? Would that length 
> be a factor in your decision to come?
> Prefer shorter or longer meeting?
> Would you be willing to consider a meeting that was held over 
> a weekend (ex:
> Friday to Monday inclusive)?
> Do you have a preference: weekdays only or including a weekend?
> Allowing for the (possible) additional travel day before 
> and/or after the meeting (particularly if travelling from 
> outside Europe), could you indicate all ranges of dates, from 
> 3 October to 19 December that for you are:
> - impossible:            
> - difficult:             
> - reasonably manageable: 
> - slightly preferable:   
> - strongly preferable:   
> for the F2F meeting
> 
> Any other comments:
> 
> 
> Many thanks for your feedback
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Peter
> 
> -------------
> Peter F Brown
> ---
> Chair, CEN eGovernment Focus Group
> ---
> Senior Expert
> ICT-Strategy Unit
> Austrian Federal Chancellery
> ---
> Co-Editor, OASIS SOA Reference Model
> ---
> 
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