Re: Quick straw poll on future WG meeting modes (F2F / hybrid)

> On Feb 8, 2022, at 4:57 PM, Myles Maxfield <mmaxfield@apple.com> wrote:
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>> On Feb 8, 2022, at 12:48 PM, Vladimir Levantovsky <vladimir.levantovsky@gmail.com <mailto:vladimir.levantovsky@gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> Folks,
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>> As a follow up to today’s Zoom call discussion:
>> W3C is trying to assess the overall level of interest in conducting the next TPAC (planned for Sep. 12-16, 2022) as an F2F / hybrid meeting with the physical meetings venue being Vancouver, Canada. Since this WG had typically held its F2F meetings co-located with other industry events / conferences, I would like to make an assessment on our collective desire to resume F2F gatherings in more general sense – including, but not limiting these considerations to TPAC only.
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>> In order to make this assessment, I’d like to ask you to respond to this email considering the following aspects:
>> 1)      Your personal readiness to join physical meetings (your willingness to travel, concerns, risk assessment, etc.);
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> I have no idea when it will be safe, so I have to assume “not safe until demonstrated to be safe” and therefore say I am not willing to join a physical meeting at this time. (But who knows! Maybe things will change!)

Sorry, “demonstrated” is the wrong word. “Proven” is probably the wrong word too. Maybe “indicated” is the right word.

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>> 2)      Your organization policies (travel policy restrictions, vaccine / testing requirements, etc.)
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> Right now, our organization policies are “no travel” and this policy is in place indefinitely. I have no idea when it will be lifted.
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>> 3)      Other impediments to attending physical meetings (travel approvals, budget limitations, etc.)
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>> Thanks,
>> Vlad