[iaoa-education] default meeting time and next meeting == RE: Doodle poll for new default/regular meeting times of IAOA EduTC

[jbermejo]

On 2018-10-08 03:49, Frank Loebe wrote:
> Dear Maria, Zena and all,
> 
> by now it is somewhat instructive to have a look at the Doodle poll
> [1] again - thanks to all participants so far!
> 
> The two most promising options are these slots:
> (1) Wednesdays, 09:30 EDT / 14:30 BST / 15:30 CEST/SAST
> (2) Wednesdays, 10:00 EDT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST/SAST
> 
> There is the issue that with a 90-min-slot we'd miss either Maria
> during the last 30 min of option (2) or Todd during the first 30 min
> of option (1). Might it thus be worth to consider planning for just a
> 60-min-slot, starting at the later times of option (2)?
> 
> 
> Regarding our next meeting (and my own constraints):
> 
>   --> We should decide whether to meet in the week starting on Oct 08
>       or in the week starting on Oct 15, for an October meeting.
> 
> Assuming we'd try one of the two time slots above on a Wednesday,
> i.e., either Wed, Oct 10, or Wed, Oct 17, I need to say for myself
> that I'm already blocked on this particular Wed, Oct 10, during the
> whole afternoon (CEST/SAST), and thus cannot participate on that date,
> unfortunately. (But further, meanwhile I could not even offer Tue, Oct
> 09, nor Fri, Oct 12, either.) Wed, Oct 17, would still work for me.
> However, if Maria, Zena and most of us can join on Wed, Oct 10, I
> certainly do not wish to stand in the way (and would try to catch up
> on matters afterwards).
> 
> NB: Any decision before Mon, Oct 08, 06:00 EDT/11:00 BST/12:00
> CEST/SAST can still make it into this month's IAOA event newsletter -
> just to mention, though it's a little tight, admittedly.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any views and comments,
> best regards,
> Frank
> 
> 
> [1] https://doodle.com/poll/bp9fyifc4rxkgw9z
> 
Hello,

I adjust to whatever most could make it. I am available, so far, both on 
the 10th or the 17th.

Julita

> 
> ------ Original Message ------
> From:    Frank Loebe <frank.loebe at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
> Sent:    2018.10.04 15:12 +0200
> To:      IAOA Education Committee <iaoa-education at ovgu.de>
> Subject: [iaoa-education] Doodle poll for new default/regular meeting
> times of IAOA EduTC
> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> during the last meeting we intended to try to determine a new default 
>> slot for meetings of the IAOA Education Committee, a.o. to allow for 
>> wider participation.
>> 
>>    --> Please find at [1] a corresponding Doodle poll - and 
>> participate.
>> 
>>        [1] https://doodle.com/poll/bp9fyifc4rxkgw9z
>> 
>> Your answer should apply to a prototypical 1st weekday of the month, 
>> for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. I have excluded Monday 
>> completely, because all those time slots investigated so far overlap 
>> with the bi-weekly Executive Council meetings on Mondays.
>> 
>> As the current default time of 1st Tuesday of the month has passed 
>> this week already, the October meeting shall be held during next week, 
>> ideally at the newly determined time slot. But for now, please declare 
>> your availability for the default case. In doing so, it will be most 
>> helpful if you keep strict unavailability (red) to a minimum and 
>> express preferences by "Yes" (green) vs. "Yes, if necessary" (yellow).
>> 
>> An announcement for next week shall follow soon. If you have any times 
>> that should work in general, but won't work next week, please record 
>> them in the Doodle poll as comments.
>> 
>> Thanks and best regards,
>> Frank
> 
> 
> 
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