Re: [Mtgvenue] What does "mandatory mean?"

On 01/02/2017 06:12, Melinda Shore wrote:
> It's clear that one of the problems underlying our inability
> to come to agreement on some of the requirements is that
> there's not agreement about what "mandatory" means in the
> context of this document.  It seems that some people see
> "mandatory" (and other requirements language) as applying
> to the venue under consideration, and others see "mandatory"
> as applying to the IAOC meeting committee's evaluation
> process.  To be honest, in the current draft I read it as
> applying to the venue.

My point is a bit more subtle, and I tried to explain in the
reply I just sent to Andrew. It's *intended* to apply to the
venue, but it unintentionally applies to the IAOC process of
making judgment calls.

   Brian

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> I don't see any way to come to consensus on the requirements
> without greater clarity about that, and it also seems clear
> that the document needs to include some text stating explicitly
> what entity the requirements language applies to (the venue or
> the committee).  But first, we need agreement on what's
> intended.
> 
> Melinda
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