dial-in during WebCGM WG meeting?

All (esp. Thierry, Dieter, Chris) --

During the WebCGM TC (OASIS) telecon last week, we arranged that the 
implementors who are in the TC, but not at the WG meeting, would be 
available for consultation during the meeting.  At the least, we would want 
to be able to connect with Ulrich (Ematek) and Forrest (SDI).  It is also 
conceivable that we would want to communicate with Rob (of Auto-trol, no 
longer a TC member, but still has a static CGM implementation.)

It is typical for W3C meetings to arrange a Zakim bridge for the needed 
times.  Given that Forrest is in Houston (7 hours earlier), such a bridge 
reservation would be useful in the afternoon, not the morning.  Ulrich is 
located close to Cologne, so time difference is not a determinant for 
him.  (In fact, he said he could make a visit to the meeting.)

Question.  Does anyone yet have the action item to ask Amy for a bridge for 
Wed afternoon and Thursday afternoon?  If not, should I do it Monday?

Second question.  Is this the best way to do it, through a Zakim 
bridge?  Especially, it would require us to dial out from the meeting room, 
through the hotel switchboard, to a long-distance number.  We have had a 
(very!) bad experience with this in the past.  Are there any practical 
alternatives, if we need to talk to more than one outside person at a time?

Regards,
-Lofton.

Received on Saturday, 12 August 2006 16:31:10 UTC