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Re: Proposed IETF 95 Date Change

2012-07-20 14:08:09
At 12:58 PM 7/20/2012, Richard L. Barnes wrote:
For convenience, the complete list:
<http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/2016.htm>

outstanding - now we can't meet that whole year... ;-)



On Jul 20, 2012, at 1:44 PM, Andrew G. Malis wrote:

> As long as you don't go any later than the week of April 10 - the week
> of April 17 runs into the start of Passover.
>
> Thanks,
> Andy
>
> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Fred Baker (fred) 
<fred(_at_)cisco(_dot_)com> wrote:
>>
>> On Jul 20, 2012, at 9:36 AM, Joel jaeggli wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/20/12 09:06 , IETF Administrative Director wrote:
>>>> The IAOC is seeking community feedback on a proposed date change for IETF 95
>>>> scheduled for March 2016.
>>>>
>>>> Currently IETF 95 is scheduled for 27 March to 1 April 2016. 27 March is Easter.
>>>>
>>>> The IAOC is proposing IETF 95 be rescheduled for 20 - 25 March 2016 and would like >>>> feedback on those dates before making a decision. Comments appreciated to ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
>>>> by 6 August 2012.
>>>
>>> 20 march is palm sunday on the western calender.
>>>
>>> If one's a conflict presumably the other is too...
>>
>> I personally avoid being away from home on Easter, and would prefer that the IETF meeting avoid it.
>>
>> Yes, Palm Sunday is a question, but not quite on the same scale as Easter. I will note, however, that Good Friday (the Friday before Easter) is a national holiday in a number of countries. People schedule vacations around that weekend.
>>
>> My suggestion: take the week of April 3 or later.