[council] Meeting preparations

[Philip Sheppard]

Bruce, 
thanks for your thoughts.
As a registrar (not to mention Council chairman) I am not surprised you had
little down time.
The priorities for the four user constituencies will be different.

I do agree with you that being clear about the objective of a meeting will
be key in timetabling that meeting.

It may also be useful to distinguish between meeting planners and meeting
participants. A meeting planner does not need to attend the meeting itself.
That may help the HR issue you mention. 

Better advance planning, enforced cut-off dates, clear lines of
responsibility and clarity of purpose will also help.

Philip