Re: Simplifying our processes: Conference Calls

Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net> Tue, 04 December 2012 17:47 UTC

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On 12/4/2012 12:51 AM, Tschofenig, Hannes (NSN - FI/Espoo) wrote:
>> I belive you're drawing a distinction between conference call and
>> virtual interim which does not presently exist. It could, but doesn't.
>
> No, I am not doing that. I know that we call conference calls virtual interim meetings.
>
> I also attend various working group meetings during an IETF week just to see what is going on but I do not randomly join conference calls of groups where I am not subscribed. Are you joining calls of groups you do not care enough about to look at the mailing list?


You appear to be using your personal choices as a basis for making a 
conceptual distinction.  It does not matter what the statistics of the 
choices are.

The concept is simple:  a time-specific gather is a meeting.  Meetings 
require prior announcement beyond the working group.

d/

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  Dave Crocker
  Brandenburg InternetWorking
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