[J3] [EXTERNAL] [fortran] Selecting meeting dates/times for virtual J3 meeting #223

[Gary Klimowicz]

Reuben apparently can read my mind. I agree with what he says here.


> On Jan 14, 2021, at 7:41 AM, Reuben D. Budiardja via J3 <j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I prefer option (4): subgroup times should be left to subgroup to organize, since the end of the plenary times is already getting pretty late for some time zones.
> 
> Best,
> Reuben
> 
> On 01/13/2021 09:20 PM, Brian Friesen wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>> We should finalize the format of virtual J3 meeting #223 soon; it is
>> currently scheduled for the week of Feb 22, and the meeting notice
>> must be published by Feb 8.
>> The most popular choice from the poll in the J3 discussion forum that
>> Steve created was Mon-Thurs (4 days total) at 3 hours per day. We
>> could also consider allocating some time for subgroups during this
>> meeting. Perhaps an additional 30 minutes could be allocated at the
>> end of each 3-hour plenary session. Or, subgroup meetings could
>> replace the final 30 minutes of each 3-hour plenary session if 3 hours
>> of plenary is more than required.
>> Another possibility is what Nathan Sircombe suggested in an earlier
>> discussion about the WG5 June 2021 meeting - two days on each of two
>> consecutive weeks, e.g., Feb 22-23 + Mar 1-2 (Mon-Tues of both weeks).
>> This would provide ample opportunity for subgroups to meet during the
>> intervening week between the two pairs of plenary sessions. If the
>> intent is for WG5 to try this format for the June 2021 meeting, then
>> J3 meeting #223 could be a useful test to evaluate that format.
>> To summarize, some potential formats for a 4-day format for meeting
>> 223 in February could be (all times in US/Eastern):
>> 1. Mon Feb 22 - Thurs Feb 25, plenary from 17:00-20:00, subgroups from
>> 20:00-20:30.
>> 2. Mon Feb 22 - Tues Feb 23, Mon Mar 1 - Tues Mar 2, plenary from
>> 17:00-20:00, subgroups from 20:00-20:30.
>> 3. Any of the above, but with subgroup time moved 30 minutes earlier.
>> 4. Any of the above, but with subgroup time removed, so that subgroups
>> schedule their own meeting times separately.
>> Options (1) and (2) would be a total of 3.5 hours per day; option (3)
>> would be a total of 3 hours per day. Option (4) would depend on how
>> subgroups choose to meet.
>> Please provide your input here regarding which format you prefer by
>> next *Wednesday, Jan 20* if possible. Absent strong opinions from
>> committee members one way or the other, I would choose option (1) for
>> meeting 223.
>> Thanks!
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