Re: Moving from "hosts" to "sponsors"

[Henk Uijterwaal <henk at ripe.net>]

> > If the meeting fees could be lowered over time because
> > smaller venues are needed 2 out of 3 IETFs, then more
> > people will be able to participate.

In my case, the meeting fees are small compared to travel and hotel
costs.



> I think there are some good ideas here.
>
> I find that WG meetings are too short to get anything useful done, and
> all the issues that would benefit of longer face-to-face discussions
> are taken to the mailing list before any concrete proposal are fleshed
> out.

But is the WG the place to have the discussion?  In most of the WG's
that I attended this week, technical discussions were typically between
3 to 5 experts in the field who know everything about the topic, the
rest of the room either couldn't follow the discussion or had nothing
to contribute.  That means that there are 50 or so people sitting there
doing nothing.  While I agree that face-2-face discussions are useful,
I much rather see the discussion take place in the hallway, then have
one person report on the outcome.

Henk


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