[J3] [EXTERNAL] Holding dates for J3 meeting 225

[Damian Rouson]

I too prefer F2F.  With the recent projections about vaccine availability, I hope to resume travel in the Summer.

Damian

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> On Mar 5, 2021, at 18:00, Malcolm Cohen via J3 <j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org> wrote:
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> In principle I prefer F2F, but it seems unlikely that I will get vaccinated before October, that would take not just no further delays in the rollout, but being lucky and getting to the front of the queue for non-old people.
>  
> Maybe I’ve become hopelessly pessimistic about it, but F2F in October does seem overly optimistic.
>  
> Cheers,
> --
> ..............Malcolm Cohen, NAG Oxford/Tokyo.
>  
> From: J3 <j3-bounces at mailman.j3-fortran.org> On Behalf Of Bill Long via J3
> Sent: Saturday, March 6, 2021 4:41 AM
> To: General J3 interest list <j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org>
> Cc: Bill Long <longb at cray.com>
> Subject: Re: [J3] [EXTERNAL] Holding dates for J3 meeting 225
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> > On Mar 5, 2021, at 12:23 PM, Clune, Thomas L. (GSFC-6101) via J3 <j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org> wrote:
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> > If it is becomes possible, I would certainly prefer F2F for 225. If nothing else just to escape my basement desk.
> 
> Same for me. F2F is preferred for October, 2021 if possible. I think F2F meetings are more productive, and Las Vegas is nice in October. 
> 
> > 
> > At the same time, I suspect that even if INCITS allows it, my employer will probably still not be allowing non mission-critical travel in the October time frame. 
> 
> I might have the same issue, though the company is saving money having us WFH already. Given that my travel expense report for a Las Vegas trip is usually low anyway, I might even be willing to pay for it out-of-pocket if necessary. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Bill
> 
> 
> > If we are fully virtual, then I very much liked the MT split format we used for this previous meeting (m223).
> > 
> > My hope is that we could delay a commitment either way for F2F for as long as is practical. (Unless there are only a small minority like myself that still want F2F at all.)
> > 
> > - Tom
> > 
> > On 3/5/21, 1:09 PM, "J3 on behalf of Brian Friesen via J3" <j3-bounces at mailman.j3-fortran.org on behalf of j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi everyone,
> > 
> > a few people have asked about dates for meeting 225 in October.
> > 
> > Currently INCITS requires all meetings to be fully remote through May
> > 31. The Executive Board plans to review this requirement at a meeting
> > next week to decide whether to extend or retire it.
> > 
> > Given the uncertainty of future of shelter-in-place restrictions, and
> > how difficult it is to plan around such uncertainty, I personally
> > would prefer for meeting 225 to be fully remote, assuming the INCITS
> > EB allows it to be remote, even if they do not require it. Regardless
> > of members' personal preference about remote vs F2F meetings, J3 has
> > demonstrated that it can conduct business efficiently in a remote
> > environment.
> > 
> > Regarding dates, historically the October meeting has taken place
> > during the 2nd full week of October, which this year is the week of
> > October 11. The possible configurations could be:
> > - F2F: October 11-15 (with travel on Oct 10 and 15/16)
> > - remote, split week with Mon/Tues like m223: October 11-12, 18-19
> > - remote, split week but different than Mon/Tues: sometime between
> > October 11-22
> > 
> > So for the purposes of planning activities which might conflict with
> > J3 meeting 225, I suggest reserving October 10-22 for m225, until we
> > decide the precise dates and format.
> > 
> > If you have opinions regarding how m225 should be configured, please
> > share them here.
> > 
> > I will keep you all updated regarding the INCITS EB's decision about
> > the remote requirement for future meetings.
> > 
> 
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