Re: [69ATTENDEES] Networking at IETF meetings

Radia Perlman wrote:
> One of the most valuable parts of an IETF
> meeting is meeting people you don't already know. Lunches and
> dinners are great opportunities for this.
> I notice, though,
> that there are a lot of shy people that either wind up eating alone,
> or with their colleagues.
> 
> Some dinner groups actually want to be exclusive, because they are
> specifically there to talk about some arcane thing. But a lot of
> groups are happy to include others.
> 
> I'd suggest that in future IETFs there be a canonical meeting place
> for groups of people that are happy to include other people, and
> that it be clear that if you see a group of IETF types hanging around
> that spot at approximately mealtimes, it is explicitly encouraged for
> people to wander up to groups and say "can I join you for dinner?"
> 

Since Prague, where the price of beer outside the hotel was 5X cheaper
than inside the hotel, people seem to hang out less in the hotel bar.

> Snooty groups would be encouraged to gather someplace else.
> 

Not that I am volunteering to help, but...
It seems to me the veteran people have plenty of planned social events,
such as the WG Chairs Beer Night (my favorite :-).  There should be
a Monday night Newbies social event.

> Radia

Andy

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