Re: Interim meetings - changing the way we work

[Lou Berger <[e-mail]>]

Benoit,

On 2/26/2015 6:01 AM, Benoit Claise wrote:
> Philip,
>> Is there really a demand for interim meetings that cannot be
>> supported in IETF regular meetings? We meet 3 times a year, why isn't
>> that enough? I don't know of any W3C working group meeting more than
>> three times a year.
>>
>> Rather than trying to pile requirements onto interim meetings, can we
>> work out a way to accommodate these needs in regular meetings?
>>
>>
>> I would like to suggest we go a stage further and change the way the
>> IETF meetings work.
>>
>> People are having interim meetings because a one or two day meeting
>> on one topic is a lot more productive than an IETF WG session.
> Or because weekly meetings are more efficient.
>
But are these really author/design team meetings or are they really
interims?

A meeting amongst authors doesn't need to be an interim, it's more like
a design team -- in both cases contribution of the individuals is
reflected in a draft. 

A meeting that is taking the place of discussion on a list, with
non-authors contributing, certainly does qualify as an interim.

Lou

> Regards, Benoit
> ...