RE: IETF logistics

[Paul Hoffman / IMC]

Just to be clear, Pete's idea does not preclude giving newcomers to 
the meeting context. Instead of the 5 minutes for agenda bashing and 
then straight into presentations, the WG chair can spend 15 minutes 
saying what the group is doing, where the WG is and is not meeting 
its charter, and the status of the drafts in front of the group. At 
that point, viewers (as compared to participants) will know better 
whether or not they want to stay and will also have some idea of why 
the agenda looks like it does.

--Paul Hoffman, Director
--Internet Mail Consortium