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Re: WG meeting structure

Kyle Rose <krose@krose.org> Wed, 15 May 2019 02:07 UTC

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From: Kyle Rose <krose@krose.org>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 22:07:35 -0400
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Subject: Re: WG meeting structure
To: Aaron Falk <aaron.falk@gmail.com>
Cc: Bob Hinden <bob.hinden@gmail.com>, Pete Resnick <resnick@episteme.net>, WG Chairs <wgchairs@ietf.org>
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On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 10:01 PM Aaron Falk <aaron.falk@gmail.com> wrote:

> Technical issues aside (more mics?), WG chairs already have pretty wide
>> latitude to run the meetings in the way they feel is most appropriate. This
>> includes how to recognize speakers. It seems some experiments are in order.
>> FWIW, I attended the QUIC session in Berlin (?) where this U shape was
>> employed, and I thought it worked quite well.
>>
>
>  My recollection is that the experiments with the U-shaped table were
> considered a success for the people who were there and a failure for any
> remote participants because they had a difficult time hearing and
> participating in the conversation.
>

If true, this is definitely a problem, but it also feels like one that can
be solved with better equipment.

A related consideration might be providing a virtual place at the table for
remote participants who are critical participants in a particular
discussion, which might mean augmenting meetecho with the ability for
chair-selected remotes to speak without the chair pressing the big red
button.

Kyle

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