event goals/deliverables

[Scott W Brim]

On Sat, Mar 22, 2003 12:31:16PM -0800, Dave Crocker allegedly wrote:
> Sometimes, it is important to have free-ranging, open discussion.  It
> allows people to explore things.  It allows serendipity.
> 
> However as a continuing, basic style of group management, it mostly
> just allows chaos and waste.
> 
> With unfortunate regularity, a working group meeting -- and especially
> a bof -- have no clear objective for the limited time allocated.
> 
>      So I would like to suggest that we begin a policy of not just
>      requiring an agenda, but also requiring a statement of what is to
>      be accomplished.

where the agenda could be, in fact, free-ranging open discussion.
Systole & diastole.