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IETF #53 Schedule Stability

2002-02-21 12:10:03
As the scope of the work in IETF increases, I expect that there are
more and more people like myself who are drawn in for some aspect of
the work, rather than a broad interest in internet. In my case,
being involved with transport networks draws me into the work of
certain sub-IP working groups, but not broad participation in IETF
as a whole.

In addition, many of us are faced with ever shrinking travel budgets.
Some strategies to deal with this include:
- only attending for the relevant portions of the meeting rather than
  the full week.
- by airline tickets in advance

In the past, it has been customary that the schedule for an IETF meeting
evolves up to about a week before the meeting, which makes it difficult
to reliably book in advance for those of us with narrower focus. As a
result, I wonder whether it is possible to stabilize the agenda earlier.

As the deadline for requests is February 22, would it be possible to
stabilize the agenda (at least WG and BOF meeting times, not necessarily
WG agendas) by March 1? This would still allow for 14-day advance
purchase of airline tickets.

Thanks,
Steve Trowbridge



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