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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Requiring written papers:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I wrote, “</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">As a result, I propose WG4 adopt a “Two-Week Rule”.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">It</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">appears</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> that Murata-san deleted that section, but added no rationale.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Quite frankly, exce</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">p</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t for special ci</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">rcums</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">tance (at least one of which I mentioned) I think that anyone not able to distribute a paper 2 weeks ahead of a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">teleconference</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> or F2F meeting</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">shows a lack of planning and/or d</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">iscipline</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and should not be able to spend</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">(possibly waste)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">committee members time</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> until they have their arguments thought through.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> Given that we have teleconferences every 4-5 weeks, it’s not long to wait for the next one; that is, I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">don’t</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">see the urgency that any specific paper be considered at any particular meeting.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Taking important decisions at F2F Meetings only:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Murata-san wr</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">o</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">te that he, “</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">does not want to establish a guiding principle about which decision can be made by which type of meetings</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I think that this is exactly a guiding principle WG4 needs. Of course, we might find a reason to circumvent it, but it’s a good starting point. In any e</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">v</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">e</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">n</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">if we really are serious about giving liaisons sufficient time to review our proposals, then announcing those at or soon after a F2F meeting gives us 3+ months before the next F2F meeting, which should be enough</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">time</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">to get feedback from liaison organizations. Ex</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">p</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ecting them to do</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">so</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">in much less time is quite</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">unreasonable</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Again, this makes for a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">predictable</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> pattern.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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