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DR. CASSELL: Yes, that is our general feeling.
DR. SHAPIRO: But maybe we could start off with
the easier part of this and just address what Eric has
referred to as the process issues if I can phrase them that
way and see and just get a general sense if people would.
To take a specific item I would like to meet for longer
times but a fewer number of meetings. That really means
two days every second month just to take an example rather
than one day every month as another example.
How do people feel about that?
COMMISSIONERS: Yes.
DR. SHAPIRO: Let me ask an easier question.
Does anybody dissent from that?
Okay. We will give that a try. Please make an
effort to be helpful to us with your calendars and we will
look at this year's schedule because we do not feel -- I do
not feel committed to it. We can easily cancel a few
meetings this year and make the ones we have longer. We
will be back to you. Eric and the staff will be back to
you on that issue.
DR. MESLIN: If I may, though, it might be
useful before we leave that question to consider whether