Re: IETF 63 On-line Survey

[Lars Eggert <lars.eggert at netlab.nec.de>]

Hi,

On Aug 17, 2005, at 22:24, Michael Richardson wrote:
> Right now, to attend a meeting in Europe next summer (fares to  
> Europe in
> the summer are always high, and planning family is most difficult  
> during
> the summer) I would need to know by September of this year.
>
> To attend a meeting outside of north america in 2006, I'd need to know
> the Fall 2006 meeting location by October of 2005 to make sure that  
> i'd
> have budget.

it was a great step to fix the meeting dates far in advance; it  
allows us to block the time in our calendars. I agree with Michael  
that for early travel planning, fixing the location long before the  
meeting would also be very good. Not only continent, but also city.

As I understand it - and please correct me if this is wrong - it's  
because hosts don't really like to commit to hosting meetings far off  
in the future. Given that we've had successful meetings in the past  
with no hosts - do we really depend on hosts still? How much would  
the registration increase if there were no hosts? The additional cost  
might easily be offset by lower airfare and cheaper hotel rates.

Lars
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Lars Eggert                                     NEC Network Laboratories

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