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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=ZH-CN link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'>China has very likely that China can host the plenary meeting in 2015, though we are still going through the application procedure.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'>It’s better to avoid the 1<sup>st</sup> Oct – 10<sup>th</sup> Oct, as the first 7 days in Oct are national holiday in China. It’s OK for Other time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'>Ning<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"微软雅黑","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>发件人<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"微软雅黑","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Francis Cave [mailto:francis@franciscave.com] <br></span><b><span style='font-family:"微软雅黑","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>发送时间<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"微软雅黑","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> 2014</span><span style='font-family:"微软雅黑","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>年<span lang=EN-US>2</span>月<span lang=EN-US>26</span>日<span lang=EN-US> 23:21<br></span><b>收件人<span lang=EN-US>:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> 'SC 34 WG4'<br></span><b>主题<span lang=EN-US>:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Re: 2015 F2F Meeting Schedule and Hosts<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Are we tied to having the Plenary in September? We probably are for 2015, because we informally asked the Chinese delegation if they could host the Plenary in September 2015, but beyond that I think we could shift the meetings a month later. January is an unattractive time to be meeting anywhere in the northern hemisphere.<br><br>Francis<br><br><br><br>On 26/02/2014 15:03, Rex Jaeschke wrote:</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>I’m simply trying to make the gaps between F2F meetings more uniform. And since we’re tied to a Plenary each September, that left only one obvious alternative, every 4 months around that. We have some good synergy at F2F meetings and to go up to 6 months between (September to March), I think, has the potential for us to lose some momentum.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>That said, I have no personal stake in the schedule of the non-Plenary meetings.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>We do, however, need to be flexible, depending on when hosts may have space available. Some National Standards groups allocate their meeting rooms well in advance.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Rex</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'> Francis Cave [<a href="mailto:francis@franciscave.com">mailto:francis@franciscave.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> SC 34 WG4<br><b>Cc:</b> Francis Cave<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: 2015 F2F Meeting Schedule and Hosts</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hi Rex<br><br>In 2012 we (briefly) managed an every-four-months pattern of meetings: February - June - October. Is it your view that a January - May - September pattern would be easier to schedule?<br><br>Francis<br><br><br><br>On 25/02/2014 23:43, Rex Jaeschke wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>[As this affects all WGs who meet with us (WG4) outside plenaries, please circulate this to WG1, WG5, and WG6 members, as appropriate.]</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Here are a couple of things to think about in advance of the Berlin meeting:</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Meeting Schedule: When we changed from 4 meetings/year to 3, the schedule for the non-plenary meetings wasn’t adjusted, so we’ve had March, June, and September meetings, leaving a 6-month gap between September and March. I propose that starting in 2015, we adopt a January, May, September schedule, so meetings are evenly spaced.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>January 2015 Meeting Host: I had a tentative offer, but that is no longer on the table. Please check if you can host multiple WGs for 4-5 days sometime that month. I’d like to announce a host and date block for that meeting as soon as a possible, and in any event no later than the close of our Prague meeting in June 2014.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>FYI, below is our meeting location history.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Rex</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2009-01 WG4 - Okinawa, JP</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2009-03 Plenary - Prague, CZ</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2009-06 WG4 - Copenhagen, DK</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2009-09 Plenary - Bellevue, WA, US</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2009-12 WG4 - Paris, FR</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2010-03 Plenary - Stockholm, SE</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2010-06 WG4 - Helsinki, FI</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2010-09 Plenary - Tokyo, JP</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2010-12 WG4 - Beijing, CN</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2011-03 Plenary - Prague, CZ</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2011-09 Plenary - Busan, KR</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2012-02 WG4 - Prague, CZ</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2012-06 Plenary - Brasilia, BR</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2012-10 Plenary - London, UK</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2013-03 WG4 - Copenhagen, DK</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2013-06 WG4 - Bellevue, WA, US</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2013-09 Plenary - Delft, NL</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>-------------</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2014-03 WG4 – Berlin, DE</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2014-06 WG4 – Prague, CZ</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2014-09 Plenary – Kyoto, JP</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>