RE: reception not useful for WG chairs

["Black, David" <[e-mail]>]

> What if we had per-topic/area group-tables?  

That would be a good move, perhaps for just the first part of the reception.

Thanks, --David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: WGChairs <[e-mail]> On Behalf Of Wes Hardaker
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 1:31 PM
> To: STARK, BARBARA H
> Cc: 'Working Group Chairs'
> Subject: Re: reception not useful for WG chairs
> 
> 
> [EXTERNAL EMAIL]
> 
> "STARK, BARBARA H" <[e-mail]> writes:
> 
> > The email that told us the newcomers reception would be discontinued
> > said this was because the speed-mentoring session was perceived as
> > being far more valuable/useful and it wasn't necessary to have
> > both.
> 
> Yes, and no to the above.  Functionally, it was serving two
> purposes: 1) the original purpose: allowing newcomers to meet up with
> chairs and ADs, 2) its transformed purpose: allowing chairs and ADs to
> meet up with chairs and ADs.
> 
> It's intended original purpose was #1, and it seems the consensus is
> that #2 is what everyone is saying they're missing with lots of points
> about what the general reception can't be used.  However, the problem
> that #1 wasn't meeting it's purpose is mostly unrelated to the
> quick-connections session.  The purpose was still not being met,
> regardless.
> 
> Here's a turn around question for the crowd: what would it take to make
> the general reception a viable spot to meet and serve the purpose of a
> pre-meeting meet-and-greet with people you need to talk with?  What
> could be done other than "throw out everyone I don't need to talk to",
> which I don't think is a viable solution.  If it's too loud, what could
> we do?  If it's too popular, what if we removed food/drink for the first
> hour (so only the dedicated showed up)?  What if we held it in a bigger
> room?  What if we had per-topic/area group-tables?  What *would* work?
> 
> --
> Wes Hardaker
> USC/ISI