Re: LDP F2F @ TPAC?

I will probably not be at TPAC.
All the best, Ashok
On 5/20/2013 4:23 PM, Arnaud Le Hors wrote:
> Hi all,
> On the call today Eric brought up the question of whether we were planning to meet at TPAC. I said I hadn't seen anything about that yet but in fact I've found that a request was sent to the chairs several weeks ago about this. Oops.
> The event is in China, the week of November 11-15:
>
> TPAC 2013
> 11-15 November 2013
> Shenzhen, China
> Tencent is the Exclusive TPAC Host
> http://www.w3.org/2013/11/TPAC/
>
> Given that we won't have another call for another 2 weeks I'd like to ask whether people think we should plan for this or not?
>
> Here is my perspective:
>
> Pros:
> It's always nice to participate in TPAC.
> Going to China is nice.
>
> Cons:
> November isn't when we would normally meet next if we stay on a meeting every 3 months. That would be 5 months after Madrid.
> We don't have a need to meet with any other group at this time.
> China is far (takes time and it's expensive)
>
> The Cons outweigh the Pros, I think.
>
> Do you think you would be able to go if we did meet at TPAC?
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Arnaud  Le Hors - Software Standards Architect - IBM Software Group