Re: F2F straw poll (was: ATypI and TPAC)

On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 10:43 AM, Levantovsky, Vladimir <
Vladimir.Levantovsky@monotype.com> wrote:

> Folks,
>

Thank you again for coordinating the F2F meetings Vlad!

>
> As we are getting closer to the F2F time we need to finalize our date and
> location of the meeting. To summarize the responses to the straw poll we
> conducted a while back, here is what I heard:
> Vlad and Chris - will be attending both events;
> David and Behdad - attending ATypI and likely both;
>

I will be able to attend both (ATypI, TPAC).


> Jonathan - possibly attending either ATypI or TPAC, unlikely for both;
> Rod and Ken - not attending either event this year;
>
> Any updates on your availability since the last straw poll in March?
>
> Also, please note that there ATypI has deviated from their traditional
> schedule this year - the conference will be held Tuesday - Saturday (Sep.
> 13 - 17) so if we decide to have the F2F in Warsaw we will need to schedule
> it the day before, on Monday Sep. 12.
>

Great catch Vlad!

>
> We need to make a final determination on F2F time / location - my
> suggestion would be to use one day (or half a day) on Monday Sep. 12 before
> ATypI to conduct WG only business (WOFF2, CTS completion, future work
> items, new charter, etc.) and use TPAC as an opportunity to have joint
> discussions with CSS WG and other groups if necessary.


That sounds like an excellent plan.


> Alternatively, we could have F2F WG at TPAC but there are so few of us
> there that we can do it as an informal ad-hoc gathering any time during the
> TPAC week.
>
> All: Please respond to this email with your travel plan confirmation (and
> if you didn't respond to the original straw poll please let us know if you
> are able to attend either or both of the events).
>

Thank you Vlad!

>
> Thank you,
> Vlad
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Levantovsky, Vladimir [mailto:Vladimir.Levantovsky@monotype.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 11:28 AM
> To: Chris Lilley; WebFonts WG
> Subject: F2F straw poll (was: ATypI and TPAC)
>
> Hello WG,
>
> Thank you Chris for sending the links with event descriptions and dates.
>
> Like we discussed during the last telcon, because of the proximity of two
> ATypI and W3C TPAC events both in time and in space (see details below) we
> have a lot more flexibility this year regarding the timing and the venue
> for the WG face-to-face meetings. In order to be able to plan ahead our
> face-to-face meeting(s) this year, I would like to ask every WG participant
> to reply to this email with your responses (yes, likely, possibly, no) to
> the following questionnaire:
>
> 1) Do you plan on attending the ATypI 2016 conference in Warsaw (Sep.
> 13-17)?
> [ATypI has been our F2F host since 2010 and offered a great opportunity to
> have WG meetings on a budget, without having to make a dedicated trip to
> attend. It would be great to keep this tradition, especially if TPAC
> attendance is limited.]
>
> 2) Do you plan on attending the W3C TPAC meetings in Lisbon (Sep. 19-23)?
> [TPAC offers unique opportunities to collaborate with many W3C members and
> have joint cross-WG meetings when it is necessary. We had utilized TPAC as
> a F2F venue only a couple of times, the TPAC 2016 offers us a chance to do
> it again with minimal additional effort if you're attending ATypI, as far
> as travel is concerned.]
>
> 3) Will you be attending both events?
>
> Thank you,
> Vlad
>
> P.S. My response to this questionnaire is "yes, I will be attending ATypI
> and I am likely be attending both events".
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Lilley [mailto:chris@w3.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 11:48 AM
> To: WebFonts WG
> Subject: ATypI and TPAC
>
> Hello WebFonts,
>
> Given today's discussions about meetings, these links have further info.
>
> ATypI is in Warsaw, Poland on 13-17 September 2016
> http://www.atypi.org/conferences/atypi-warsaw-2016
>
> TPAC is in Lisbon, Portugal on 19-23 September 2016
> https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  Chris  Lilley
>  Technical Director, W3C Interaction Domain
>
>
>