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2011-01-10 01:46:21
On 07/Jan/11 05:26, rajesh rajesh wrote:
Poster sessions at IETF meeting sounds quite meaningful considering
fact that thoughts are written and author available for discussion and
will give way for fresh subject.

Rajesh

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Alessandro Vesely <vesely(_at_)tana(_dot_)it
<mailto:vesely(_at_)tana(_dot_)it>> wrote:

    I've never attended an IETF meeting.  Why?  Because it seems to me
    quite
    unlikely to have a chance to say something useful by going there.
     I mean
    useful with respect to a problem that I consider important.  That
    is, not
    just a minimal contribution to an already scheduled session that I
    may happen
    to attend.  Perhaps, I should request a session...

    Problems are often expressed in the form of tentative solutions.  Such
    solutions may occasionally happen to be discussed, refined, and
    agreed upon
    by a group of individuals.  Implementation, standardization, and
    adoption may
    eventually follow  --not necessarily in this order.  Isn't this
    how the IRTF
    and the IETF should work?

    A poster session would be a sort of plenary, lasting a couple of
    hours or so,
    with posters hanged on numbered hardboard panels arranged along a
    walkway.  A
    poster may be sized A0, or ~50 in, or consist of an equivalent
    number of
    smaller sheets.  Posters may stay exposed for a few hours
    before/after the
    scheduled time period.  During the session time, however, authors
    should
    stand beside their posters and thus have their chance to talk to any
    interested ietfers, one by one or in small knots, informally.  A
    few dozens
    of posters per session may provide for adequate gathering.

    IME, this way of participating is easier and less binding for both
    authors
    and attendees.  A poster would suit subjects for which it's
    difficult to
    carve a niche within a hosting WG's session, but it may also work
    as a means
    to achieve consensus on a given topic before raising it in a more
    official
    discussion.

    Opinions/suggestions?
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