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

[Alex Gakuru <gakuru@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Avri,

Its bad for me but since apparently favorite for the majority I went along
with it if will optimise participation. Well, I could have been worse - like
my Friday 8pm..etc.

regards,

Alex

On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 5:47 PM, Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> 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
> >>
> >
>
>
>