Re: [admin-discuss] Social interaction and Gather (Was: Results of the IETF 109 post-meeting survey)

On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 1:52 PM Jay Daley <jay@ietf.org> wrote:

> Replying to a couple of messages at once:
>
> On 8/12/2020, at 4:47 AM, Russ Housley <housley@vigilsec.com> wrote:
>
> I think that the structure of the meeting had a lot to do with it.  With a
> 30 minute break for a meeting that was held in the wee hours in my time
> zone, I used the time for the restroom and getting food and drink.  That
> was a much greater priority to be ready for the next session.  When
> chairing the next session, one needs to get into Meetecho early enough to
> be sure that everything was set up and working.
>
>
> I agree - we’ve heard from many people that the breaks don’t work as
> social interaction time for them.  A specific social interaction session
> was considered but rejected to avoid extending the working day any
> further.  Any ideas around this would be most welcome.
>
> On 8/12/2020, at 3:08 AM, Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> wrote:
>
> I sort of agree with both of you. Specifically, I agree with Lars that
> something used by half of people shouldn't go away. But I also don't think
> that the LLC needs to be in the business of encouraging people to use
> Gather if they don't want to.
>
>
> The role of the LLC/Secretariat/IESG here is more to create a space that
> meets peoples needs, provide the time for people to interact and tell
> people about it.  If we then find people try it and don’t like, we will
> need to rethink this.
>

FWIW, I view 50% participation as success, not failure.

-Ekr

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