On 10/6/10 8:32 AM, Will Hargrave wrote: > On 06/10/10 15:02, Rich Kulawiec wrote: > >> Yes, yes, I know about all the reasons in-person meetings have certain >> advantages: one group of challenges in going virtual is replicating those >> interactions. But again: *this group* seems uniquely qualified to >> address that set of challenges.
I think there is value to including as much of a remote/virtual presence to the NANOG meetings as possible. I do think that we could do better with this, and try to involve the remote community better in the meeting content. > There is no substitute for the informal face to face conversation which > happens > in hallways or the corner of a bar. This is just the way humans are wired, and > I don't think a group of network engineers has anywhere near the skills > required to workaround that problem. Nor do I think many of us want to. I agree that there is no substitution to the in-person meeting. Meeting someone outside the official conference content, be it in the hallway, the official social events, lunch, dinner, or even at the table during the presentations. How many time has someone asked a neighbor in the meeting if they understand what is being presented, before asking a question? -Sean _______________________________________________ Nanog-futures mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures
