ietf
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: Please stop killing trees with pre-printed agendas

2016-07-24 10:57:43
Hello folks,

I think the printed agendas are great and use them every day during the meetings.

I guess I could do print one myself given my limited expertise with Microsoft Word. That's yet another thing to do, during a time when there are already so many things needing attention. I have a hard time understanding why it's claimed to be too expensive or wasteful, compared to (say) the food we didn't eat.

Regards,
Charlie P.


On 7/21/2016 5:38 AM, Adrian Farrel wrote:
Please quantify expense.
Please compare with cost of printing on site.
I may offer personal sponsorship.
Adrian

I am becoming convinced that the small pre-printed folded agendas are
doing more harm than good.

We've become more dynamic with meeting scheduling - the pre-printed
agendas are almost always incorrect at the start of the meeting.

We have much better online tools, including smartphone apps that provide
better access to non-stale data.

We've found it easy to have printers on-site for anyone who really needs
to print a copy (and can post instructions in an easy to find place on
how to make that happen).

Therefore, I would propose that the secretariat be directed to not
provide the folded agendas in Seoul, so that we eliminate the printing
and shipping expense (and associated environmental impact).

RjS