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Good summary. It is true that for small-to-medium sized teams (which did
not routinely organize midcycles), there is a tough choice to make.

See a couple of remarks inline:

Eric K wrote:
> Here are some of our choices as a team, as well as some first thoughts on
> pros and cons:
> 
> 1. Do work sessions at PTGs; no organized work sessions at summits.
> Pro: schedule lines up wit beginning of dev cycle
> Pro: work room available
> Pro: easy to collaborate with other teams
> Con: extra travel for those who will continue to attend summit.

+Pro: PTGs are organized in cheaper locations and closer to the center
of mass of contributors, hopefully making it less costly to travel to
overall
+Pro: More team time (for Congress: 2-3 days instead 2-3 hours) for a
better return on travel investment

> 2. Unofficial work session at summits; no work sessions at PTGs.
> Pro: For people who would be going to the summits anyway, this option
> reduces travel.
> Con: probably no official work room available.
> Con: happens at the middle of a dev cycle
> 
> 3. Separately organize work sessions in the style of past mid-cycle
> sprints; no work sessions at any of the official openstack events.
> Pro: we can choose schedule and location
> Con: harder to collaborate with other teams

+Con: extra travel for those who will continue to attend summit

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Thierry Carrez (ttx)