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Hello Pat, Just to make it clear what we are talking about, there are logically three types of meeting: 1.
Purely face-to-face 2.
Purely electronic 3.
A mixture of the above Assuming we are talking only about 3… Some of the possible advantages of remote participation are: ·
Allow participation for those for whom travel is not possible (e.g. visa problems, health issues, family needs, lack of
funds) ·
Allow participation on specific topics for those who wouldn’t attend a whole session (e.g. subject matter expects who are
not normally involved) ·
Encourage participation from those who are initially unsure as to whether they want to participate Some of the possible disadvantages of remote participation are: ·
Logistical difficulties of equal access to debate (e.g., difficult to hear people in the room, more difficult to form a queue) ·
Increased time overhead (e.g. bridge setup issues, increased dependency on often-fragile infrastructure, interruption from
joining and leaving announcements “who joined the bridge?”) ·
Logistical difficulties of finding good meeting times for remote participants ·
Lack of transparency as to who is attending a meeting ·
Reduction of control of things like audio recording ·
Logistical difficulty of recording votes (if allowed) and checking voting status ·
Procedural questions related to paying meeting fee and allowing to vote I believe the requirements should be stated so as to maximise the advantages and minimize the disadvantages. The questions to be resolved, in my mind, are: 1.
Does the participant pay a meeting fee, and can they vote? 2.
Is this a member’s right? – i.e. can a member demand remote access, or is it in the gift of the chair? Best Regards, Adrian P STEPHENS Tel: +44 (1793) 404825 (office) ---------------------------------------------- From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List ***** [mailto:STDS-802-SEC@ieee.org]
On Behalf Of Pat Thaler Dear Colleagues, One of my action times resulting from the discussion of remote attendance was to begin a discussion of our objectives for enabling remote participation in face-to-face meetings. Having a clear idea of the objectives should help us in deciding
on how to support remote participation. To kick off discussion, some possible objectives are:
Please suggest objectives I've missed and comment on which objectives are most important. Regards, Pat ---------- This email is sent from the 802 Executive Committee email reflector. This list is maintained by Listserv.
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