Re: 2014 f2f meetings

I am quite supportive of getting a face to face meeting on that calendar
ASAP.

I'd like to specifically ask that we NOT piggyback (directly at least) on
to the AC meeting in Cambridge; there is an Advisory Board meeting right
after the AC meeting (11th-12th), and even that I'm going to have to skip,
as it conflicts with my 20th wedding anniversary, and I'd like to remain
married for another 20.  :)  If it helps anyone logistically I could do the
week before, but the week after I have another conflict with (and after
that, it's Google I/O).

I expect that Google could host, although I'm sensitive to the fact that I
think we've hosted several past meetings; if so, I'd prefer to host in
Mountain View (easiest for me, logistically, of course).

We should absolutely plan to meet during TPAC, IMO.

On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 3:46 AM, Olivier Thereaux <olivier.thereaux@bbc.co.uk
> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> One topic which has been mentioned in recent teleconferences, but not
> addressed in depth, is where/when we want to hold our next face to face
> meeting.
>
> Most of the group members have participated in at least one of our past
> f2f meetings and I will hopefully not need to point out how important and
> effective those meetings are, in spite of the hassle and cost of travel.
>
> My thoughts so far:
>
> 1. I’d like the next face to face meetings to be dedicated to clearing
> issues, especially in preparation for “last call” publications of our two
> specs.
>
> 2. There are two dates in the W3C calendar we could choose to piggyback on
> - the AC meeting (8-10 June in Cambridge, MA, USA) and the TPAC (27-31 Oct
> in Santa Clara, CA, USA) - the latter where we are expected to be anyway.
>
> 3. TPAC notwithstanding, there can be no face-to-face without hosts. So if
> we want to hold a f2f before TPAC, we need a member (or friend of the WG)
> to host us.
>
> 4. Our group is not really progressing at breakneck speed at the moment
> and I believe having 2 face to face meetings this year will help us get a
> lot done.
>
> Any thought, opinions on time and location, and/or tentative offers to
> host?
>
> Thanks,
> Olivier
>
>
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