Note: This is just a small thing so I feel like I’m being annoying mentioning it. “Summer” doesn’t mean the same thing for those in the Southern hemisphere, in particular, but also those in the tropics. Months are much more universal.
I’d still be confused by that notation tbh. I only recently joined a company and the last time I worked in industry was 2 years ago, so I am very unaccustomed to hearing it. Plus, the meaning of “Q2” is company-specific, so you would have to define it when using it for the first time.
I think calendar quarters (e.g. Q1 = Jan/Feb/Mar) are fairly widely used and understood?
In any case, the EAG organisers seem some notation to indicate that they’re hoping to hold an event during a rough period (e.g. summer) but don’t have a specific date (or even month) yet. If seasons are no good, we need some alternative.
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This is just a small thing so I feel like I’m being annoying mentioning it. “Summer” doesn’t mean the same thing for those in the Southern hemisphere, in particular, but also those in the tropics. Months are much more universal.
I totally super you posting about this, I bet lots of other people would feel the same way!
Thanks for pointing this out! You’re right, and I’ve edited the post to clarify.
Wanted to flag that the EAG website still says “summer” and “fall”.
Good spot.
If we want to avoid seasons but also be vague, quarters (e.g. “Q2 2022”) could work?
I’d still be confused by that notation tbh. I only recently joined a company and the last time I worked in industry was 2 years ago, so I am very unaccustomed to hearing it. Plus, the meaning of “Q2” is company-specific, so you would have to define it when using it for the first time.
I think calendar quarters (e.g. Q1 = Jan/Feb/Mar) are fairly widely used and understood?
In any case, the EAG organisers seem some notation to indicate that they’re hoping to hold an event during a rough period (e.g. summer) but don’t have a specific date (or even month) yet. If seasons are no good, we need some alternative.
Thanks for flagging this! I’ll update the website with “likely June, July, or August” and similar language for now.