Re: [113attendees] hybrid meetings: the worst of both worlds

[Benoit Claise <[e-mail]>]

Dear all,

On 3/27/2022 10:39 PM, Stephen Farrell wrote:
>
> Hiya,
>
> On 25/03/2022 22:13, Leif Johansson wrote:
>> its ironic that this point appears to have been somewhat lost in the
>> thread: I do *not* believe that remote can replace onsite, I just
>> believe we will be defeated by laziness if we’re not careful…. Remote
>> is comfortable, just not good for us.
>
> I agree. I thought the meeting went very well, given all the
> factors involved. (So I don't agree with Leif's choice of
> subject line.)
+1

Even we had a limited amount of people on side, I had a couple of very 
interesting meetings that made it worth the trip.
What I have witnessed with previous online meetings is that each author 
cares mainly about his draft: basically presenting and pushing his 
"stuff", without that much interaction about other draft presentations. 
I also believe (no numbers to support this though) that, during this 
period, less new drafts were submitted.
With this first hybrid meeting, I found back the hackathon/hallway/bar 
discussions, the ones that generate new innovations: new research, 
future draft, and potential hackathon ideas. Granted, it really depends 
if your "keys" people are physically present. However, having less 
people on site helped me to spend more quality time with each person, 
instead of rushing it.

Regards, Benoit