ineffective use of meeting time

[Keith Moore]

I just realized that the problem-statement WG is currently providing a 
very good example of one of our biggest problems with the way we do 
work:

we have precious little face-to-face meeting time.  despite this, we 
spend the vast majority of our meetings in presentations of material 
that could (in most cases) easily be published as internet-drafts and 
read by participants at other times.

the one thing we can do in meetings that we can't do online is discuss 
things face-to-face, and take advantage of the increased fidelity and 
bandwidth of communication in meatspace.  this is often incredibly 
useful for reducing dissent and promoting closure. but when we try to 
do this in meetings, we are told that the agenda is full with speakers 
and that we are already behind schedule.

Keith