[sc34wg3] WG3 agenda for London meeting

[Michel Biezunski]

Steve,

> I am sympathetic to your desire for less meeting time, but I don't
> think it can be accomplished this time around. If we had fewer work
> items, with fewer interdepencies; if we had more people; if we had
> accomplished more during email discussions: then, yes, it might have
> been possible.

It's because there are not so many people
around that we need to progress on several fronts at the
same time. There is more on the agenda than what you have
listed. There is for example a need for a long technical 
meeting on the RM.

> As it is I intend to stick to the resolution made in Baltimore to
> have four days of meetings and I am trying to arrange an agenda
> for those days according to the requests I have received from
> individuals.

In general I believe that 4 days of meeting is not good practice.
In Baltimore it has end up being a disaster (what you call a
circus). There is no reason why we should do that again. 

> However, I appreciate that not everyone will be able to attend all
> four days and your email makes me realise that there is one thing
> missing: A plenary session for the WG at which we prepare and
> approve all recommendations that we intend to put before the SC34
> closing plenary. (I don't want a repeat of the Baltimore circus.)

That's exactly my point. We need a WG plenary and then decide
whatever meetings need to take place, knowing that nobody is
going to be able to attend all meetings.

> I think we need to set aside time on Monday afternoon for this.
> I propose two alternatives

No the WG plenary needs to take place BEFORE all other meetings,
not after.

>      (A) 4pm-6pm
>          This has the disadvantage that we have to cut short the
>          TMQL workshop.
> 
>      (B) 6pm-8pm
> 
> Please everybody - vote for the time that suits you best as soon
> as possible.

Michel
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