Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] DOODLE / Second weekly call

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Is that time good for you or bad for you.

the preferences for people really vary.

I prefer meetings between 2100 and 0100 so that my work day is free.  I know 
people who prefer the meeting be 0600-0800 so they can get them out of the way 
early.  I know people who refuse to have meeting 1800 - 2000 because the is 
family dinner time.  I know people who can only do them if they fall during the 
work day and some who can only do them if they don't.

This is one of the reasons why I personally prefer rotating times and sharing 
the pain (whatever amounts to pain for the varied set individuals), but most 
people prefer regular meetings at regular times.   Another group i am in did a 
poll of varying the times for painsharing, and the idea did very badly.

The inability for some people to attend meeting regularly is also one of the 
reason why the work on the mailing list is critical.  And one of the reason why 
just one reading/review of a text is not sufficient - you can't be sure 
everyone is paying attention at the right moment unless there are a number of 
possibilities.

The problem with the doodle method for choosing a time is it is majority based. 
 And if the majority of people in the group have the same preference they 
prevail.  As we do global outreach and get one person from a place, that person 
is generally in a minority and ends up meeting at weird times.  When I live in 
S. Korea, all my teleconferences fell between 2300 and 0400.

a.


On 21 Aug 2010, at 14:09, Alex Gakuru wrote:

> 
> I just doodled and imagine I chose (my local time) Friday 5:00 PM -
> 6:30PM. Sometimes I really think ICANN really owes me :-) What to do?
> Anyhow, my choice. regards, AG
> 
> On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 12:42 AM, Gisella Gruber-White
> <Gisella.Gruber-White@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> During our call yesterday, we discussed the timing of the second weekly call
>> which is currently too close to the first one.
>> 
>> General consensus was to maintain Tuesday’s at 1300 UTC and find a time on
>> Friday’s.
>> 
>> We have offered time slots on Friday for both 60 minutes and 90 minutes due
>> to scheduling conflicts.
>> 
>> Please complete this Doodle poll by Tuesday 24 August 2010 at 1200 UTC – the
>> time of the second call will be confirmed during our call and on the mailing
>> list.
>> 
>> http://www.doodle.com/r58wk9rmzpzrhmmu
>> 
>> (please complete this Doodle poll even if you are on vacation on Friday 27th
>> – this is to set a WEEKLY time)
>> 
>> Thank you and have a lovely weekend.
>> Kind regards
>> Gisella
>> 
>