3GPP RAN取消2月和3月的面对面会议,改为E-meeting,具体形式还在商议中。其中2月为RAN工作组(RAN1-5)会议,3月为RAN全会。
以2019年11月的3GPP RAN工作组会议为例,RAN1注册人数为500余人,RAN4注册人数为300余人。
原定4月RAN4会议和5月RAN工作组会议在中国召开(昆明/大连),现决定换至非美国的其他国家,如欧洲。
7月可能增加一次工作组Ad-hoc会议。
以下是3GPP RAN各位主席的联合邮件通知:
Dear Colleagues,
Following the assessment of the situationwith the coronavirus spread the RAN TSG and WG leadership (in closeco-ordination with the SA and CT leadership) has made the following decisionswith respect to the upcoming 3GPP RAN WG and TSG meetings:
-All Q1 RAN WG meetings (scheduled for February) and RAN#87(scheduled for March) will be converted to E-meetings. Face-to-face RAN WGmeetings in Q1 and RAN#87 will be cancelled. Detailed process and deadlines forthe E-meetings (both WG and TSG) will be worked out over the coming week andannounced on 7th of February.
Further detailed handling of the residual impacts of these changes (e.g. TUallocation, Release finalization, etc…) will also be announced on 7thof February.
The leadership will also assess the potential need to insert a WG ad-hocmeeting for July/2020 in order to make up for the fall-out of the Februaryface-to-face meeting. Further details on this will also be announced on the 7thof February.
-All Q2 RAN WG meetings (both April and May) and RAN#88 (inJune) are confirmed that they will be held.
-The RAN4 meeting in April, and all RAN WG meetings in Maywill be re-located to Europe/NA(non-US). The leadership will immediately pursueseeking new host(s) for these meetings. Confirmation on the new location(s) andinvitations will be provided ASAP.
Please note that we did not come to thesedecisions lightly. We believe that based on what we know today this is the bestcourse of action to take from the perspective ensuring continued progress aswell as ensuring health and safety of our delegates in these difficult times.
Br,
Balazs Bertenyi
Chairman of 3GPP TSG RAN
Wanshi Chen
Chairman of 3GPP RAN1
Johan Johansson
Chairman of 3GPP RAN2
Gino Masini
Chairman of 3GPP RAN3
Steven Chen
Chairman of 3GPP RAN4
Jacob John