From owner-sc22wg5+sc22wg5-dom9=www.open-std.org@open-std.org Tue Mar 10 09:24:37 2020 Return-Path: X-Original-To: sc22wg5-dom9 Delivered-To: sc22wg5-dom9@www.open-std.org Received: by www.open-std.org (Postfix, from userid 521) id 726BC9DB117; Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:24:37 +0100 (CET) Delivered-To: sc22wg5@open-std.org X-Greylist: delayed 397 seconds by postgrey-1.34 at www5.open-std.org; Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:24:36 CET Received: from nag-j.co.jp (bvdeuz19.secure.ne.jp [180.222.80.19]) by www.open-std.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 759B59DB116 for ; Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:24:35 +0100 (CET) Received: (qmail 66331 invoked from network); 10 Mar 2020 17:17:55 +0900 Received: from unknown (HELO Maru10) (218.42.159.105) by 0 with SMTP; 10 Mar 2020 17:17:55 +0900 From: "Malcolm Cohen" To: "'WG5 List'" References: <20200309144853.0AD4F358750@www.open-std.org> In-Reply-To: <20200309144853.0AD4F358750@www.open-std.org> Subject: RE: [ukfortran] (SC22WG5.6151) Impact of coronavirus on WG5 meeting Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:17:55 +0900 Message-ID: <003601d5f6b4$6686e3c0$3394ab40$@nag-j.co.jp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 16.0 Thread-Index: AQHRSdmL2SPLf+xTM3ohK8k4mPbhi6hKyeQg Content-Language: ja Sender: owner-sc22wg5@open-std.org Precedence: bulk Hi Steve, NAG is currently taking a "wait and see" attitude for attendance at this = meeting. So right now, I have no idea whether I can attend. *IF* the situation with the coronavirus is resolved (contained, = ameliorated, epidemics everywhere so travel irrelevant, whatever) over = the next couple of months, I would expect to be able to attend (subject = to late-booking flights and hotel to be available). I would expect = *something* to have happened before then, but if the something is that = the world goes into lockdown, then obviously I would be unable to = attend. Re a virtual meeting, all my opinion... 1. The proposed virtual meeting really does not work for people in Japan = - the meeting is entirely in the middle of the night (well, approx = evening meal time to 3am, if I did my time zone conversions right). 2. Staring at a Skype screen for hours on end is pretty much a = non-starter. Those who are blessed with access to "video walls" can have = quite effective virtual conference, those trying to use tiny laptop = screens are going to be rather less effective. ...an obvious alternative to a part-virtual part-physical meeting would = be to postpone the meeting. It would seem highly unlikely that the = world's current state of uncertainty will last, but if the uncertainty = resolves itself towards lockdown that would be likely to extend to June, = that would be my preference. However, hopefully we would not need to make a decision on that = immediately anyway. Awaiting developments would seem to be a good idea. Cheers, --=20 ..............Malcolm Cohen, NAG Oxford/Tokyo. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Lionel =20 Sent: Monday, March 9, 2020 11:49 PM To: WG5 List Subject: [ukfortran] (SC22WG5.6151) Impact of coronavirus on WG5 meeting I am sure that most of you are aware of increasing restrictions being = placed on international (and domestic) travel by employers, and many = planned in-person conferences and meetings have been canceled or made = "virtual". Our next WG5 meeting is still a few months off, and the world = situation may have changed by then, but people are making travel plans = now and may need to get approval for travel, so I am wondering what WG5 = members want to do here. For those of you who had planned to attend the Minneapolis meeting, do = you still currently plan to do so? I think ISO has something we could = use for a virtual meeting, but our usual manner of working would be = severely disrupted. Your thoughts and suggestions would be welcomed. Steve _______________________________________________ ukfortran mailing list https://lists.accu.org/mailman/listinfo/ukfortran