Re: Proposed call schedule change

On Fri, 2017-12-01 at 09:45 -0800, Streif, Rudolf wrote:
> Thank you, Ted.
> 
> The new schedule (PST/PDT) works for me.
> 
> Maybe it would make sense to have a poll (Doodle) on it?

When we did that for RSI calls we ended up with times that were skewed
and result was times that were more painful than this occasionally
mildly annoying one with lower call attendance.

Doodles also take oodles of time to get results, interpret and tweak.

On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Ted Guild <ted@w3.org> wrote:
> > At the F2F meeting there was a proposal to change our call cadence
> > and
> > time. There was a agreement with the attendees but want acceptance
> > from
> > the broader group.
> > 
> > Starting with the New Year, January 2018, the Auto WG should start
> > meeting weekly instead of twice a month. It should rotate so as to
> > be
> > accommodating to various time zones. There are uncomfortable times
> > in
> > each of the major timezones covered and it is expected people may
> > opt
> > out of attending those, instead relying on minutes, email and
> > subsequent meetings.
> > 
> > Tuesdays
> > 
> > CEST: 6am / 3pm / 11pm
> > 
> > EDT: 12am / 9am / 5pm
> > 
> > PDT: 9pm / 6am / 2pm
> > 
> > BST: 5am* / 2pm / 10pm
> > 
> > JST & KST: 1pm / 10pm / 6am
> > 
> > An automated reminder will be sent and ideally the Chairs and I
> > will
> > settle on an agenda that can be sent in advance so people can
> > decide if
> > they want to stay up late/get up early for a particular call. 
> > 
> > If a particular meeting is canceled then that time is skipped for
> > that
> > rotation and does not carry over to the following week since that
> > would
> > complicate how some may configure their calendars.
> > 
> > When we discussed we also felt it would make sense to have the
> > Business
> > Group call, currently at a fixed time on the second Tuesday of the
> > month, immediately follow the Working Group call. The combined
> > Business
> > and Working Group meeting would have a total duration of one hour
> > and
> > thirty minutes. The time would generally be divided evenly but can
> > take
> > into consideration whether a topic for one may need more
> > discussion.
> > 
> > --
> > Ted Guild <ted@w3.org>
> > W3C Systems Team
> > http://www.w3.org
> 
> 
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