Network Graphics Working Group Meeting - Second Iteration
Steve Bunch weighs feedback and proposes a summer date for the Network Graphics Working Group.
Bunch, S., "Network Graphics Working Group Meeting - Second Iteration", RFC 396, DOI 10.17487/RFC0396, November 1972, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc396>.
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number = 396,
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author = {S. Bunch},
title = {{Network Graphics Working Group Meeting - Second Iteration}},
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year = 1972,
month = nov,
} RFC text
NIC#: 11796 RFC#: 396 Date: 11/13/73 Title: Network Graphics Working Group Meeting - Second Iteration Author: Steve Bunch ILL-ANTS Distrib: Network Graphics Group Updates: RFC 474 I have obtained some feedback concerning my suggestion in RFC 474 that the Working Group meeting be held here on May 11, 1973. The comments generally fell into three groups: (1) The meeting should be held at the end of April/ start of May to coincide with the ANTS meeting being held here then. (2) The meeting should be held in mid to late summer (majority said this). (3) The meeting should not be held yet, as there is nothing to meet about. (1) That's simply too soon. Admittedly it would be convenient, but some people have other commitments on their time and that probably wouldn't allow enough time for preparation. (3) is not true, even considering my meager present and future planned needs. I hope there is a large group that shares this opinion. (2) seems to be the best idea, since everyone who contacted me objected strongly to the 11th of May. Bearing this in mind, I propose July 16, 1973 as the new meeting date. This should give everyone ample time to peruse James Michener's (at the moment) forthcoming RFC. If you have specific questions about past meetings, committees, etc., this should give you time to get an answer, also. The meeting will be chaired by James Michener, Network Graphics Group chairman. A recording secretary will (if my understanding of past meeting protocol is correct) be volunteered at the meeting. My role has been, and will probably remain, clerical. My phone number, by the way, is (217) 333-9354. It was shown incorrectly in RFC 474. My apologies to those people who got the Publications Office. I can also be reached via network mail as user BUNCH at site USC-ISI (restated in a vague, obfuscatory, and hubistic metalanguage, English, by popular request). [ This RFC was put into machine readable form for entry ] [ into the online RFC archives by BBN Corp. under the ] [ direction of Alex McKenzie. 1/97 ]
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§1Three Views on the Meeting Date
Steve Bunch had suggested in RFC 474 that the Network Graphics Working Group meet on May 11, 1973. Feedback fell into three groups: meet in late April or early May alongside the ANTS meeting, meet in mid to late summer (the majority view), or wait because there was nothing to discuss.
People gave three views: meet sooner, meet later, or do not meet yet. Most preferred a date in the summer.
§2Why a Later Meeting Seems Better
Bunch says late April or early May is too soon. Although that timing would be convenient, some people have other commitments and may not have enough time to prepare.
He also rejects the idea that there is nothing to meet about, even considering his own limited current and planned needs. Mid to late summer seems best to him because everyone who contacted him objected strongly to May 11.
A sooner date would leave some people too little time to prepare. Bunch believes the group still has matters to discuss, so he favors a later meeting.
§3Proposed Date and Meeting Roles
Bunch proposes July 16, 1973. He expects this to leave time for participants to read a forthcoming RFC by James Michener and to get answers about past meetings and committees.
Michener, the Network Graphics Group chairman, will chair the meeting. A recording secretary is expected to volunteer during the meeting. Bunch says his role has been and will probably remain clerical. He also corrects a phone number printed incorrectly in RFC 474.
Bunch proposes July 16 and says the extra time can help participants prepare. James Michener is expected to chair, while someone will volunteer to take notes.