[dsdl-discuss] Re: next meetings?

Rick hi

> Oh, lets have that in Sydney too! What fun.

Personally, I find the idea of a Sydney meeting to coincide with a
publishing conference very attractive!
 
> I'd expect it would be in Redmond.

Hmm. I think there might be a perception at large that the meeting would
need a more neutral venue. Like the Moon.

> I don't see how the ballot
> resolution
> meetings can possibly work, actually. Many unusual and poor countries
> will
> vote "no with comments", and if the meetings are in Redmond or Europe
> that rules out the participation of many countries: what happens to
> their
> votes then...can they send proxies?

That is not allowed for AFAICS, though JTC 1 strongly encourages
countries that have voted no to send delegates.
 
> The only way I can see the Ballot Resolutions not descending into
farce
> is
> if the are held using some kind of teleconferencing or virtual
meeting.
> Even co-located meetings in say Redmond and Delhi would be better.
>
> I have already told some people in SC34 and at MS that I think virtual
> meetings are essential; I hope someone goes ahead with it but it seems
> to
> far ahead.

This is of course, a trail WG1 has been blazing :-)

But is the technology up to handling effectively the potentially large
number of virtual participants, strong opinions, length of time, and
degree of technical detail the BRM would entail?

- Alex.

 
> Cheers
> Rick Jelliffe
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