RE: [tag] Meeting schedules: some PROPOSAL

[stephen.green@systml.co.uk]

S-A very good for me
-- 
Stephen Green



Quoting "Durand, Jacques R." <JDurand@us.fujitsu.com>:

> 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
>
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