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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <TITLE>Projector&Display Mgt WG: Question on dates and locations for fall 2007 meetings.</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1593" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>IMPORTANT - the correct September dates are:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>Monday to Wednesday 10-12 September</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>- Linux Foundation Printing Summit</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>Thursday Morning 13 September</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>- Joint Plenary IEEE-ISTO PWG and Printing Summit</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>Thursday Afternoon to Friday 13-14 September</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>- PWG working group meetings</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>In order for PDM to have an extended meeting (longer</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>than a few hours), PDM WG would have to meet earlier</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>in the week _separately_ from the PWG.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>And I need to know very soon, because I'm currently</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>working with Polytechnique Montreal to arrange meeting</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>rooms (on behalf of both PWG and Linux Foundation).</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>Our contact in Montreal (Louis Desjardins) is presenting</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>our meeting room requirements to the Polytechnique this</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>week, so we need to know if we need another meeting</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>room early in the week.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>Cheers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=244545616-23052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>- Ira (Chair, Linux Foundation Open Printing WG)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4></FONT> </DIV> <P><FONT size=2>Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)<BR>Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG<BR>Blue Roof Music / High North Inc<BR>PO Box 221  Grand Marais, MI  49839<BR>phone: +1-906-494-2434<BR>email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com</FONT> </P> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> owner-pdm@pwg.org [mailto:owner-pdm@pwg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Richard_Landau@Dell.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 22, 2007 5:02 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pdm@pwg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> PDM> Projector&Display Mgt WG: Question on dates and locations for fall 2007 meetings. <BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Everyone: </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Question: can we align the Projector & Display Mgt WG meetings with the PWG quarterly meetings?  That is, can we adjust our future face-to-face meeting schedule to be in the same city and overlapping days?  </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Printer Working Group meets quarterly in various cities.  The PWG meetings in the fall this year are</FONT> </P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>- September, week of 10-14, probably Mon-Tues, Montreal, CA.  </FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>- December 13-14, Thurs-Fri, Austin, TX.  </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>The September PWG meeting is just three months after our June meeting, so that seems like good timing.  Montreal is only a short hop from Toronto, and I believe that one can get to Toronto from almost any international city, for instance Tokyo.  Is this a reasonable place and time?  I think we could have PDM working sessions during the end of the PWG meeting Tuesday, and then continue the PDM meeting Wednesday by ourselves at the same site or nearby.  </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>The December PWG meeting is being hosted by me here at Dell on Thursday-Friday.  I have also reserved our conference center for Wednesday, so the PDM meetings could run Wednesday and part of Thursday and even into Friday if needed, all in the same location.  </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is a real advantage in efficiency of scheduling, I think.  It's good to know the dates in advance so we can make reservations early.  On the other hand, if Montreal is not a desirable location, that might cause a problem for some of us.  </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please send me votes on these two possible schedules: </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>___ Yes, Montreal is okay.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>___ No, Montreal is not okay.  How about ______________ (specify).  </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>___ Yes, Austin is okay.  (We have already discussed this and tentatively decided that Austin is a good site, a short hop from the major international airports in Dallas and Houston.)</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>___ No, Austin is not okay.  How about _______________ (specify).  </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>RSVP.  Thank you.  </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>rick</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>----------------------</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard_Landau(at)dell(dot)com, Stds & System Mgt Architecture, CTO Office</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>+1-512-728-9023, One Dell Way, RR5-3, MS RR5-09, Round Rock, TX 78682</FONT> </P></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR> Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR> Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/815 - 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