Let's hope it's not too little coffee, and that I am in fact mistaken,
but I never said that we have rules that *prevent* teleconferencing. To
elaborate, my understanding is that the rules for teleconferencing are
governed by the rules for interim meetings, which require something like
one month's advance notice plus attendance requirements at the previous
IETF, and a minimum period of time between meetings. I regret I can't
locate the citation right now. I also think AD approval is required. And
the reason I think all of these things is that we came close to having an
appeal on the matter in one of the groups in which I am active.
Well, for what it's worth, I believe the operative IESG statement is still
http://www.ietf.org/IESG/STATEMENTS/Interim-meetings.txt, which (I note)
hasn't been updated since 2000, and I'm reading it the way Eliot is reading
it.
Quoting from the statement...
To summarize:
- WG Interim meetings and Conference Calls need approval
of relevant ADs
- They must be announced at least 30 days in advance
- Text of announcement must be sent to iesg-secretary(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
- The proposed agenda must be published at least 15 days before meeting
- They cannot be held within 30 days prior to an IETF meeting
What I would suggest is that f2f requirement be eliminated, that the
notice periods be reduced to two weeks, and that AD approval not be
required.
Backing up slightly, it might be nice to consider whether we DO want to
revisit the guidelines for teleconferences.
IMO, since we see author/editor/review/design team teleconferences in a fair
number of working groups, and these teleconferences aren't covered by the
rules, I'd be in favor of revisiting the rules...
Thanks,
Spencer
Thanks,
Spencer
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