It makes absolutely no sense to have someone pre-pay a meeting fee, pay to
travel to a location, attempt to attend a meeting, and be turned-away.
In addition, turning away people who wish to attend seems counter to the
IETF spirit.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 8:36 PM
> To: Matthew Goldman
> Cc: 'Randall Gellens'; Daniel Senie; Michael Richardson; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: 49th-IETF conf room planning
>
>
> > > I fervently hope not. Las Vegas is the tobacco smoking capital of
> > > the U.S. -- higher rates than anywhere else in the
> country, including
> > > areas where they grow the stuff. It is also very hard to
> find good
> > > quality food (but is awash in cheap buffets).
> >
> > Sorry, but I'd prefer Vegas vs. not being able to attend half of the
> > meetings I planned to in San Diego simply because there
> was not enough
> > space. I was very dishardened by this, and hope the meeting
> planners are
> > able to plan for 3000+ attendees for future meetings.
>
> for many people, having smoke anywhere near the meeting rooms
> is as much of a barrier to participation as having the meeting
> rooms full.
>
> I'd far rather we raise the bar for participants (i.e. only admit
> those who have done their homework) than make more room for
> non-participants.
>
> Keith
>
