Re: Proposed IETF 95 Date Change

[James Polk <[e-mail]>]

At 12:58 PM 7/20/2012, Richard L. Barnes wrote:
>For convenience, the complete list:
><http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/2016.htm>

outstanding - now we can't meet that whole year... ;-)



>On Jul 20, 2012, at 1:44 PM, Andrew G. Malis wrote:
>
> > As long as you don't go any later than the week of April 10 - the week
> > of April 17 runs into the start of Passover.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Andy
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Fred Baker (fred) <[e-mail]> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Jul 20, 2012, at 9:36 AM, Joel jaeggli wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 7/20/12 09:06 , IETF Administrative Director wrote:
> >>>> The IAOC is seeking community feedback on a proposed date 
> change for IETF 95
> >>>> scheduled for March 2016.
> >>>>
> >>>> Currently IETF 95 is scheduled for 27 March to 1 April 
> 2016.  27 March is Easter.
> >>>>
> >>>> The IAOC is proposing IETF 95 be rescheduled for 20 - 25 March 
> 2016 and would like
> >>>> feedback on those dates before making a decision.  Comments 
> appreciated to [e-mail]
> >>>> by 6 August 2012.
> >>>
> >>> 20 march is palm sunday on the western calender.
> >>>
> >>> If one's a conflict presumably the other is too...
> >>
> >> I personally avoid being away from home on Easter, and would 
> prefer that the IETF meeting avoid it.
> >>
> >> Yes, Palm Sunday is a question, but not quite on the same scale 
> as Easter. I will note, however, that Good Friday (the Friday 
> before Easter) is a national holiday in a number of countries. 
> People schedule vacations around that weekend.
> >>
> >> My suggestion: take the week of April 3 or later.