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Folks, In the discussion of whether we should charge for electronic versions of electronic plenaries, I offer several points for consideration. In IETF that has started charging registration fees for their electronic plenaries, it has been widely observed that many WGs are choosing not to meet during the plenary week to avoid these fees. Instead they schedule multiple interim
sessions, sometimes in the week adjacent to the IETF plenary week. The point is that the IETF electronic plenary attendance in paid format is significantly lower than it was when there was no registration. Further there is an exponential growth in IETF interims
that were quite rare pre-COVID. In 802.1, we currently have two very active joint projects on TSN profiles with other SDOs – one with IEC and another with SAE. The growth in attendance at 802.1 meetings (we had 130 attendees in November) is driven in large part by this
work. Those organizations do not charge registration fees for in-person meetings, let alone electronic meetings, so it was already difficult to justify the extra cost of in-person registration. I would expect these groups to request extra interims to avoid
a virtual plenary meeting fee. For 802, an electronic meeting fee will add an overhead if there is to be any “deadbeat” enforcement. The easiest is to audit/compare the registrants after the meeting and remove attendance credit for anyone who did not pay. The most
complex would be distributing webex passwords only to registered attendees. Perhaps at the same level of complexity is to have multiple levels of attendee such that the chair of the meeting has to know if the speaker is a paid attendee or an unpaid observer. As a result, I would propose that should we decide to charge a registration fee for virtual plenaries, that we do not enforce it. Cheers, Glenn. From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List ***** <STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG>
On Behalf Of Jon Rosdahl Greetings. I have been monitoring WebEx reports vs IMAT reports. For a Plenary or Interim week, I found that there are many that show up as "observers" (seen on Webex, but not on IMAT). I also found many that claimed credit for attendance that did not show up on the Webex Report (IMAT recorded, Webex absent). Now it can be argued that "getting attendance" credit to claim voting rights is important enough to mark IMAT even when not on a call is not a "big deal". We had this same issue debated when we had in person sessions, and we audited the attendance counts vs IMAT reporting. In that case, some were embarrassed, and then claimed that we should take their money and give them credit toward voting rights. The leadership at the time were accused of treating them like school children, requiring them to mark attendance accurately. so if we have Electronic, in person, or hybrid sessions. We have the same issue to cope with. Some will want to attend without paying the price, whether it is as simple as IMAT recording, or some monetary value. As for follow up on the "Deadbeats", we have to note them when it occurs...
In the in person meetings, seeing people without a badge in the meeting rooms or participating in the F&B, we make note of it and follow-up. do we "catch" 100%...no, but we do Audit the hotel registration for those claiming to be in our group and ensure that they are registered and paid the meeting fee. We audit those claiming attendance
and ensure they are registered and paid the meeting fee. For Electronic meetings, I would expect no different.
If you are on Webex, then you should have paid a registration fee (if one applies).
If you are claiming attendance, then you should have paid a registration fee (if one applies). It should also be noted that "Deadbeats" also pay the onsite registration (the highest rate). This includes folks that "forgot" to pay earlier....Jon Rosdahl and Paul Nikolich included (at least once each). So enforcement will require an audit report from the WG chairs on who was present and who requested attendance credit to compare with those that paid the agreed upon meeting fee. That is within the rules that George pointed out, and is what the Treasurer and Exec Secretary do in general. Regards, Jon
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