G’day all
It has been four weeks since the last remote-only meeting of the
IEEE 802 Future meeting ad hoc. So far we have heard two perspectives on what has worked well and not so well in remote-only meetings over the last two years from:
There has also been a small amount of e-mail discussion, questioning the efficacy of holding remote-only meetings for various TG and WGs in a short block
Would anyone else like to share their perspectives … before I start driving the group towards conclusions?
The request for perspectives is based on the following questions:
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What aspects of remote operation have worked during COVID?
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Highlight real examples
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Identify why remote operation was successful in these cases
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What aspects of remote operation have NOT worked during COVID?
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Highlight real examples
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Identify why remote operation was NOT successful in these cases
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What could be done to turn any failures into successes?
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Describe some real turnaround examples (if any)
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… or hypothesise about how this could be done
If we get a volunteer, I will suggest another remote-only call this year
Andrew
Ben Rolfe’s notes from the session he led on 27 Oct 2021
How can we make meetings more efficient?
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Streamline the meeting preamble: develop a concise and consistent way of presenting
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Right now various groups do it differently and it can take a significant time
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Most participants have seen it many times already
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Could ask people to review the slides before the meeting (maybe on calendar entry)
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Need SA input on how abbreviated we can get
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Reduce meeting density during sessions (ie number of meetings running in parallel)
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More flexible for remote meetings more than in-person or hybrid
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Less overlap can improve cross-WG participation
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Not practical for in-person meetings
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Some overlap unavoidable - a month long virtual session doesn’t work
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Overlapping some things is more OK than other things
Observations on in person vs remote:
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Initial impressions are important in building working relationship
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The importance may vary based on activity
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Remote makes this more difficult
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Seen this slowing things down in 2020-21
Observations on the “IETF Experience”
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Different “normal” than 802
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But similar impacts noted:
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Easier to continue progress on existing projects, mature projects
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New work slowed
Question about remote only (whether temporary or as an alternative long term):
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Need a process for improved socialization
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Could a virtual social be useful?
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Been tried in other forums
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Results mixed
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Comment that (technical conference) it didn’t’ work