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

[Siddhartha Ghosh]

I add my vote to Reuben's i.e. option 4,
Regards,
--Sidd

On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 11:11 AM Gary Klimowicz <gak at pobox.com> wrote:

> 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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