Re: Moving from "hosts" to "sponsors"

[Andy Bierman <ietf at andybierman.com>]

Marshall Eubanks wrote:
> I think that the IETF neglects (or, rather, has neglected in the past) 
> many possible
> opportunities for sponsorship. That implies that increasing the income
> from sponsorship should be possible.
>
> People who are concerned with this issue should talk (or email) our IAD, 
> Ray Pelletier, who
> has a number of ideas in this area (and who reads this list).
> If people feel that some sorts of sponsorship are not
> appropriate, I am sure that Ray would like that input too.
>
> In the new IASA / NeuStar system, there is no choice but to be realistic 
> with
> cost figures. Note that the registration fee and the attendance both went
> up with this meeting, which of course means that revenue increased. I 
> actually think
> that, with revenue and sponsorship both increasing, the IETF should be
> able to improve the meeting support and experience even more in the future.


I know you've heard this all before, but it's been getting
increasingly difficult for us WG Chairs to get all the key
people working on a protocol to fly across the planet for
a 2 hour meeting.  These are busy people who can't
afford to block out an entire week because they don't
know when or where the 2 hour meeting is going to be.
(This even applies to some WG Chairs ;-)

I would support any plan that will make meetings cheaper
and easier to attend for everybody.  I'd like quick action,
not a 2 year study to think about it.



> Regards
> Marshall

Andy

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