RSSAC001v3 Work Party Update
Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, The work party held a meeting on July 29th. If you were not able to join the meeting here is the Zoom recording link. https://icann.zoom.us/rec/share/x7LymNLty4q38G6UiudAcyq76s4gxAhiahgUHrsE24-3... The next work party meeting will be held on August 12th. Below please find a link to the agenda and relevant links, including the working document. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mLgEgPNmrxLQV8hSN43xNpMClVftwi0gmDzBgdiD... We'll begin looking at the working document at Section 3.2. Please feel free to comment in the document prior to the meeting. On the RSSAC monthly call it was brought up that we should periodically revisit our work party standing meeting time. The point of this is to share the pain a bit, so that Caucus members from more disadvantaged timezones aren't so disadvantaged. This discussion obviously needs to happen on the mailing list, and not on a call that people can't join because the time is bad for them. So I propose that after every 4 work party meetings I will bring this topic to the list and if someone feels that they're unable to participate because of the standing call time they can speak up. We're never going to find a time that works for everyone, but we also don't want to vary the meeting times so much that they're unpredictable, or that every call has different people showing up. I'm bringing this up now, so if you feel that the standing call time impacts your participation please speak up. Based on the mailing list discussion the Chairs and staff will determine if we should change the standing work party meeting time. Thanks, Andrew
Hello all, Just in case folks missed this important bit tucked away in the WP update email, here it is again. If you want to attend the calls but can't because of the timezone it's in, here's your chance to speak up! Regards, Robert On Thu 2025-08-07 14:01:57+0000 Andrew wrote:
On the RSSAC monthly call it was brought up that we should periodically revisit our work party standing meeting time. The point of this is to share the pain a bit, so that Caucus members from more disadvantaged timezones aren't so disadvantaged. This discussion obviously needs to happen on the mailing list, and not on a call that people can't join because the time is bad for them.
So I propose that after every 4 work party meetings I will bring this topic to the list and if someone feels that they're unable to participate because of the standing call time they can speak up. We're never going to find a time that works for everyone, but we also don't want to vary the meeting times so much that they're unpredictable, or that every call has different people showing up.
I'm bringing this up now, so if you feel that the standing call time impacts your participation please speak up. Based on the mailing list discussion the Chairs and staff will determine if we should change the standing work party meeting time.
Thanks, Andrew
I encourage people to chime in. I think most if not everyone on the current call time have had to work in and with TZ's all over the world. I believe planting it in the current spot rules out participation from some of our colleagues around the world. Regards, -- Darren Kara darren@thekaras.org On Tue, Aug 12, 2025, at 4:09 PM, Robert Story via rssac-caucus wrote:
Hello all,
Just in case folks missed this important bit tucked away in the WP update email, here it is again. If you want to attend the calls but can't because of the timezone it's in, here's your chance to speak up!
Regards, Robert
On Thu 2025-08-07 14:01:57+0000 Andrew wrote:
On the RSSAC monthly call it was brought up that we should periodically revisit our work party standing meeting time. The point of this is to share the pain a bit, so that Caucus members from more disadvantaged timezones aren't so disadvantaged. This discussion obviously needs to happen on the mailing list, and not on a call that people can't join because the time is bad for them.
So I propose that after every 4 work party meetings I will bring this topic to the list and if someone feels that they're unable to participate because of the standing call time they can speak up. We're never going to find a time that works for everyone, but we also don't want to vary the meeting times so much that they're unpredictable, or that every call has different people showing up.
I'm bringing this up now, so if you feel that the standing call time impacts your participation please speak up. Based on the mailing list discussion the Chairs and staff will determine if we should change the standing work party meeting time.
Thanks, Andrew
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Hi, I am uncertain whether Time Zone issues can be entirely avoided unless we establish a working method that is less affected by Time Zone. The existing approach, which relies on a specific time slot for everyone to attend, inherently creates a significant dependency on that time slot. I believe that the manner in which IETF conducts discussions mainly through the mailing list is well-suited to mitigate the effects of Time Zone. Furthermore, in my personal view, email discussions offer two additional major advantages over the use of Google Docs comments and discussions during meetings. Firstly, emails facilitate discussions more effectively than comments on Google Docs. Secondly, emails are archived and serve to document the final version of the document. It is quite common for us to forget the reasons behind the current state of a document. Engaging in email discussions would address that issue as well. Please be aware that I am not suggesting that meetings should not take place; rather, these meetings could be beneficial for making progress. However, the results of these meetings should be shared with the mailing list, ensuring that those who do not attend the meeting still have an opportunity to contribute. Yours, Daniel Le mer. 13 août 2025 à 01:59, Darren Kara via rssac-caucus < rssac-caucus@icann.org> a écrit :
I encourage people to chime in. I think most if not everyone on the current call time have had to work in and with TZ's all over the world. I believe planting it in the current spot rules out participation from some of our colleagues around the world.
Regards, -- Darren Kara darren@thekaras.org
On Tue, Aug 12, 2025, at 4:09 PM, Robert Story via rssac-caucus wrote:
Hello all,
Just in case folks missed this important bit tucked away in the WP update email, here it is again. If you want to attend the calls but can't because of the timezone it's in, here's your chance to speak up!
Regards, Robert
On Thu 2025-08-07 14:01:57+0000 Andrew wrote:
On the RSSAC monthly call it was brought up that we should periodically revisit our work party standing meeting time. The point of this is to share the pain a bit, so that Caucus members from more disadvantaged timezones aren't so disadvantaged. This discussion obviously needs to happen on the mailing list, and not on a call that people can't join because the time is bad for them.
So I propose that after every 4 work party meetings I will bring this topic to the list and if someone feels that they're unable to participate because of the standing call time they can speak up. We're never going to find a time that works for everyone, but we also don't want to vary the meeting times so much that they're unpredictable, or that every call has different people showing up.
I'm bringing this up now, so if you feel that the standing call time impacts your participation please speak up. Based on the mailing list discussion the Chairs and staff will determine if we should change the standing work party meeting time.
Thanks, Andrew
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Andrew McConachie -
Daniel Migault -
Darren Kara -
Robert Story