All: As you may have noticed from the ALTO agenda, the last hour of our meeting time is devoted to re-chartering discussion.
At issue is how to best use that time? I laid out the two approaches on how to use this time in [1], and subsequent to that, Jan, Martin, and I have had a quick chat on providing some guidance to the principals so the hour can be used in the most optimal manner. To summarize [1], here are the two ways: One, have individual speakers talk about their specific pieces of work, and then have a recharter discussion that tries to weave in all of the presentations. Or two, have one presenter present a coherent rechartering discussion that includes works from others, and then lead the larger discussion. The former approach has been used in the past during BoFs, but may not be as applicable to us here for reasons enunciated in [2]. This leaves the second option: have a discussion leader who will summarize existing threads of work being sought in a recharter, and drive the discussion forward. We think this is the best way to move forward on rechartering discussion. Therefore, here is a concrete proposal: - Choose one person to lead the discussion. (Call him or her the discussion leader. I note that a subset of you have started a Google doc [3] that starts collecting potential recharter discussion items.) - The discussion leader leads the discussion, and everyone who wants to contribute a presentation that will have impact on the rechartering discussion should produce 1 slide (and 1 slide only, no title slide, just a single slide that includes architecture, results, and discussions on their specific work item for rechartering). The creators of this 1-slide send it to the discussion leader [4]. - The creator of the slide may come up to the mic and speak to their slide for 1 minute (and 1 minute only). This limit will be enforced by the chairs (apologies in advance). - The remaining time after a series of 1 minute presentations will be left for the broader discussion on rechartering. We hope that this provides some structure and guidance to the rechartering discussions. Please let Jan and me know if you have any questions, and please let us know who the discussion leader will be. [1] https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/alto/rmBGzkM6hPPXLs1r5ngplxe-7ak/ [2] We eschew the BoF approach primarily driven by time constraints: consider that I counted at least 11 drats that were identified possible recharter discussion, and a separate request for a 20 minute slot. Assuming we allocate 5 minutes to each draft, we are looking at 55 minutes already! Not to mention the 20 minute slot. Therefore, allocating time for presentations will not be possible if we want to devote most of the time to discussing the recharter. [3] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qP9jf-CMXvNiEE3YAnApTczAE4QkBW23Q1Eg99uOaEQ/edit [4] While I do not relish being the creator of these 1 minute slides, I have found them to be very effective at focusing on the main message itself instead of meandering around. Consider these the equivalent of an "elevator pitch". Thanks, - vijay
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