- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:07:35 +0100
- To: Pointer Events Working Group <public-pointer-events@w3.org>
Dear all, I'll be filing this after our PEWG meeting next week, but please start having a think about which times WON'T work for you at all / clash with any other working group meetings you suspect/know will happen at certain times. Thanks, Patrick -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Deadline 20 June - W3C TPAC 2025 - Group meetings Resent-Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:46:32 +0000 Resent-From: chairs@w3.org Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:46:26 +0200 From: Alexandra Lacourba <alex@w3.org> Organization: W3C To: chairs@w3.org <chairs@w3.org> CC: 'tp' <w3t-tpregister@w3.org>, W3C Project Team <team-project@w3.org> Dear Group Chairs, You have one week left to create your Github issue: https://github.com/w3c/tpac2025-meetings/issues/new?assignees=&labels=session&projects=&template=session.yml Thank you for your help! Alexandra. On 6/5/2025 3:38 PM, Alexandra Lacourba wrote: > Dear Group Chairs, > > If you have not done so, please discuss within your group and follow > the below instructions to submit your request to meet during TPAC > 2025, before 20 June. > > We thank you for your help in that matter. > > Best regards, > Alexandra. > > > On 5/5/2025 4:49 PM, Alexandra Lacourba wrote: >> Dear Group Chairs, >> >> As announced [1], TPAC 2025 will take place from 10-14 November 2025, >> with in-person meetings at the Kobe International Conference Center in >> Japan. >> >> As usual, we will organize group meetings (including joint meetings) >> on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. This year we are using >> GitHub [2] to collect information from group chairs about their meeting >> preferences. To request group meetings, please use this form: >> https://github.com/w3c/tpac2025-meetings/issues/new?assignees=&labels=session&projects=&template=session.yml >> >> Please create a GitHub issue for your group(s) before *20 June at the latest*. >> >> See below for more information about the schedule for group meetings, >> breakouts, and other events during the week. >> >> We thank you in advance for your input to plan a successful hybrid event! >> >> Alexandra Lacourba >> W3C Global Events Coordinator >> >> [1]https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-ac-members/2024OctDec/0019.html >> [2]https://github.com/w3c/tpac2025-meetings >> >> ----------------- >> Group meetings >> >> This year, to accommodate additional breakout sessions (see below), we >> are making minor changes to the slots available for group meetings (all >> times Japan): >> >> Monday and Thursday: >> 09:00 - 10:30 >> 11:00 - 12:30 >> 13:45 - 15:00 >> 15:30 - 16:45 >> >> Tuesday: >> 09:45 - 11:00 >> 11:30 - 13:00 >> 14:15 - 16:00 >> 16:30 - 18:00 >> >> Friday: >> 09:00 - 10:30 >> 11:00 - 12:30 >> 14:00 - 16:00 >> 16:30 - 18:00 >> >> On each day, groups will have breaks and lunches at the same times. >> >> In the GitHub form for requesting meeting times, you will be asked to >> identify: >> (1) the total number of slots you would like for your group meetings, and >> (2) which slots are *acceptable* for your meetings. >> >> To express *preferences*, please use the "Other instructions for >> meeting planners" field. Preferences can include (but are not limited >> to): >> >> * Preferred days and slots. For example: "We prefer Monday and Tuesday >> all day, but can live with Tuesday and Thursday." Or "We would >> like to meet in the first two slots on all four days." >> * Groups to avoid conflict with >> * Groups to meet jointly with >> >> Please note that the meeting planners will be adding and editing >> sessions in GitHub so that our scheduling tools can consume session >> descriptions and preferences. >> >> ----------------- >> Breakout sessions >> >> We know from TPAC participant feedback both that breakout sessions are >> popular and that we should reduce the number of sessions scheduled in >> parallel. >> >> During TPAC 2024 we scheduled 14 breakouts in parallel in each of >> 6 slots. Our goal for TPAC 2025 is to schedule only 10 breakouts in >> parallel. Because we expect receiving 80-90 session proposals, we are >> organizing 9 1-hour slots during the week as follows (all times Japan): >> >> Monday: >> 17:00-18:00 >> Tuesday: >> 08:30-09:30 >> Wednesday: >> 6 1-hour slots between 08:30 and 18:30 >> Thursday: >> 17:00-18:00 >> >> We have chosen this schedule to minimize the disruption to group >> meetings and to allow for both "morning" and "evening" breakouts (in >> part to accommodate remote participation from various locations). >> >> In addition, we anticipate reserving a few rooms during the Thursday >> breakout slot for "last-minute" session proposals that arise as a >> result of TPAC discussion (another suggestion from attendee feedback). >> >> We expect to call for breakout session proposals in August. >> >> ----------------- >> Additional Wednesday activities >> >> On Wednesday we are also planning: >> >> * a full-community session immediately following lunch >> * an evening reception > > > -- > Alexandra Lacourba alex@w3.org > W3C Global Events & Operations Coordinator > Mobile: +33 7 66 83 55 33 > World Wide Web Consortium https://www.w3.org -- Alexandra Lacourba alex@w3.org W3C Global Events & Operations Coordinator Mobile: +33 7 66 83 55 33 World Wide Web Consortium https://www.w3.org
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