RE: stds-802-mobility: March agenda
Jerry, colleagues,
I prefer continuing with the policy we at 802.20 decided upon months ago,
and practiced in Vancouver: we should conduct the 802.20 plenary after the
joint wireless plenary.
I feel it would be inappropriate for you to change this decision and
practice of the group, at this time.
With all respect for our colleagues, and I encourage all to speak their
opinions and wishes, as you have indeed requested, but I do not see how a
true "sense of the group" can be collected now, to justify changing the
starting time of our plenary. There is less than a month to go!
It is an additional matter of concern, for me at least, that the starting
time for our plenary is being suggested to move EARLIER. How could any
majority of the group members, regardless of how sizable, move the meeting
to an EARLIER time, on short notice, if even ONE member is not heard from
and in agreement? How is it fair to move UP the starting time of the
plenary, by any non-unanimous majority? Again, I feel it would be
especially inappropriate for you to move the start time of the 802 plenary
to an earlier time; this would have an especially bad appearance for a
Chair, in overturning the direction and practice previously selected by the
group. My opinion.
Finally, for those interested in the wireless PARs, and possibly other
activities and concerns of the 802 wireless groups, it seems to me more
efficient to attend the wireless opening plenary, and use the occasion to
ask questions, and coordinate, than to blow off the meeting and try to
coordinate in a more ad hoc manner. I think the two-hour opening plenary
should be a priority, and be utilized, by those greatly interested in the
wireless PARs. Of course, there are many reasons for interest in the
wireless plenary, and it is not my position here to weight one more than any
other. It IS my opinion that moving up our 802.20 plenary is inappropriate
at this time.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Kolze, Ph.D.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-stds-802-mobility@majordomo.ieee.org
[mailto:owner-stds-802-mobility@majordomo.ieee.org] On Behalf Of Steve
Crowley
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:29 AM
To: 'Robert D. Love'; 'Jerry Upton'; stds-802-mobility@ieee.org
Subject: RE: stds-802-mobility: March agenda
I prefer keeping the original 4 pm time for the opening 802.20 plenary.
Since 802.20 was formed, I think I have attended all of the joint wireless
plenary meetings, as well as many 802.11 closing plenary meetings on Friday.
Though I spend most of my time in 802.20, I am interested in what is
happening in all other 802 wireless groups. I find those two meetings to be
useful for getting a sense of where things stand, and for exchanging
information with participants from other groups.
Regards,
Steve Crowley
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-stds-802-mobility@majordomo.ieee.org
> [mailto:owner-stds-802-mobility@majordomo.ieee.org] On Behalf
> Of Robert D. Love
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:51 AM
> To: Jerry Upton; stds-802-mobility@ieee.org
> Subject: Re: stds-802-mobility: March agenda
>
>
> All, whether you are for or against moving the opening 802.20
> plenary at 1:00pm rather than at 4:00pm, please make your
> preference known by a quick email to this reflector if you
> haven't already done so. Dawn needs to know what our Monday
> afternoon meeting room requirements are by this Friday, so
> Jerry needs to make a decision by then and let Dawn know.
>