PWG Mail Archive: PWG> RE: PSI to Begin New Last Call Revie

PWG> RE: PSI to Begin New Last Call Review (ends August 18)

From: McDonald, Ira (imcdonald@sharplabs.com)
Date: Wed Jul 28 2004 - 11:14:43 EDT

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    Hi,

    Replied to 'pwg@pwg.org' to reduce the static on 'announce'.

    I agree with Bill's point - that a 'last call' should end
    at a _working_group_ face-to-face (and also be summarized
    and reported at the plenary on the same or nearby day).

    However, it's my impression that neither Alan Berkema (chair)
    nor Dave Hall (primary editor) will be at _this_ face-to-face
    in person. How 'face-to-face' does the 'last call' finish
    have to be?

    Alan and Dave - do either of you plan to travel to Montreal
    for the face-to-face on August 16-18?

    Cheers,
    - Ira

    Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
    Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
    PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839
    phone: +1-906-494-2434
    email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Wagner,William [mailto:WWagner@NetSilicon.com]
    Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:28 AM
    To: McDonald, Ira; Berkema, Alan C (R&D Roseville); pwg-announce@pwg.org
    Subject: RE: PWG-ANNOUNCE> PSI to Begin New Last Call Review (ends
    August 18)

    This perhaps should be on the Process/2.0 last call discussion rather than
    announce, but since Ira brings up request to change the August Face-to-Face
    schedule, I am commenting here.

    Ira's point is valid and not just in this instance. It would suggest that
    the Plenary should always be the last meeting in a Face-to-face set. But I
    think this reflects a problem in the Process document, where the intent was
    to address the fact that some companies were disinclined to voice their
    objections in email or phone conference. I suggest that to address the
    perceived problem, the process document should require that last call closes
    with a face-to-face meeting of the working group (which may be held in
    conjunction with a plenary). But, as we discussed, plenaries can be held as
    phone conferences, which would not address the intent at all. Further, the
    actual closing of last call may require discussions among those concerned,
    which may not be of interest to the plenary group as a whole. I suggest
    that, with the last call being announced to the overall organization, any
    company with sufficient interest to make objections can attend the next face
    to face of that working group if they prefer to discuss the question face to
    face.

    If this modification to the process document (which, as an overall PWG
    document would have final call closed at a plenary) is made, the PSI last
    call would reasonably be ended at the scheduled PSI face-to-face.

    Bill Wagner

    -----Original Message-----
    From: McDonald, Ira [mailto:imcdonald@sharplabs.com]
    Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 5:43 PM
    To: 'Berkema, Alan C (R&D Roseville)'; pwg-announce@pwg.org
    Subject: RE: PWG-ANNOUNCE> PSI to Begin New Last Call Review (ends
    August 18)

    Hi,

    A nit - according to Process/2.0 (now in 'last call'), a
    PWG 'last call' must end in a Plenary, which will be on
    August 18 (Wednesday) at the coming face-to-face.

    Oddly, _after_ the Plenary ends the PSI 'last call',
    we actually discuss PSI and Events Wednesday afternoon?

    This August schedule should be fixed:
    - Moving PSI back to sometime Monday
    - Presenting completed 'last call' summary on Wednesday
      morning in the Plenary

    Harry, others - OK to fix this PWG August schedule?

    Cheers,
    - Ira

    Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
    Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
    PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839
    phone: +1-906-494-2434
    email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com

    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-pwg-announce@pwg.org [mailto:owner-pwg-announce@pwg.org]On
    Behalf Of Berkema, Alan C (R&D Roseville)
    Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 5:10 PM
    To: pwg-announce@pwg.org
    Subject: PWG-ANNOUNCE> PSI to Begin New Last Call Review

    All,

    Here are the files, thanks to Ira, Jerry, and Dave!

    The last call review process begins on 07/23/2004 and will end on
    08/16/2004.
    We will accept e-mail comments during this time period on the psi
    reflector.

    ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/ps/wd/wd-psi10-20040721.pdf (and .doc)
    ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/ps/wd/wd-psi10-20040721-rev.pdf (and .doc)

    Also the events Schema
    ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/ps/schemas/events-20040721.xsd

    Last Call Comment resolution meeting tbd at F2F?

    Thanks,
    Alan Berkema



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