Re: Making IETF happening in different regions

[Ray Pelletier <rpelletier at isoc.org>]

Brian E Carpenter wrote:

> Keith Moore wrote:
>
> > > It will also be a more open process. Today, in my opinion, having to
> > > negotiate with each possible sponsor in secret, is a broken concept, 
> > > and
> > > against our openness.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm a lot more concerned about openness in IETF protocol development. 
> > some kinds of negotiations really do need to be done in secret.
> >
> > IMHO, having protocol engineers who know next to nothing about 
> > meeting logistics try to dictate such terms is a broken concept.
>
>
> Amen to that.
>
> This is a balancing act. How much a host/sponsor is willing to contribute
> depends on many factors, and I don't believe there is any single
> formula that will cover all cases. So I think each case will be a special
> case for a long time to come, and BTW we do have people paid to
> work on this for us now.
>
>    Brian

Each venue's costs and each Host/Sponsor's ability and willingness to 
make an additional contribution to a meeting's cost is different.
The meeting room costs for Vancouver, Dallas and Montreal were/are zero.
The meeting room costs for Paris were well north of 150.000 euros which 
if that had not been picked up by sponsors could have resulted in a 
registration fee increase of about $150 per person.  Fortunately, we 
have had such Hosts and Sponsors. It may  not always be the case.

Ray
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