At 15:51 +0100 3/25/06, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
If somebody comes to the IETF for a two hour meeting and wastes
the opportunity of another 30+ hours of learning about what other
WGs and BOFs are up to, that would indeed be a shame.
I agree with this, but find that (in some instances) that meetings
are run counter to this goal.
I sat in an session outside my area of experience and heard this from
the first speaker, "if you haven't read the drafts, you shouldn't
participate here. Therefore I will not have slides and dive into the
details." As this was outside my area of experience, I had not taken
the time to read up on the session. I figured that having scribed for
it at the previous meeting would give me enough cover.
Before each speaker in that session, the question "who has read" was
asked, with few hands going up each time. It would be far more
helpful to try to be "inclusive" rather than "exclusive" towards us
tourists.
If the IETF wants to foster cross-fertilization, which is the reason
for the mass enclaves, then temper the theme of "you must have read
all the drafts." Temper, not "remove." Taking a few moments to set
the problem up for the uninitiated and then assuming they have the
protocol engineering smarts is all I'm asking.
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