[J3] (SC22WG5.6174) October meeting visa invitation letter

[Ondřej Čertík]

Hi Steve,

On Tue, Apr 28, 2020, at 5:44 AM, Steve Lionel via J3 wrote:
> I agree, and I already have a chat with INCITS scheduled for this week 
> where this will be one of the topics. ISO already provides Zoom, but we 
> would need hardware (speakerphones), at least for J3 meetings. (INCITS 
> probably offers Zoom or similar, but I don't recall seeing announcement 
> of that.) WG5 meetings are USUALLY held at locations where speakerphones 
> are available, but as far as I know this doesn't extend to our usual 
> venue for J3. (My experience with people using laptops as speakerphones 
> is not positive.)

Thanks for this initiative. Having a projector and a telecon capability would be extremely beneficial. 

> I will find out what assistance is available and what we're expected to 
> fund on our own.
> 
> I think it is also a good time to reevaluate the way J3 does its work, 
> with the subgroups splitting off and largely working independently. 
> "time-shifted engagement" is indeed what we likely need.

Thanks also for the willingness to reevaluate how J3 works. I agree that's needed. If you wouldn't mind, can you please elaborate more what you mean by "time-shifted engagement"? Let's discuss the details.

Ondrej