Re: [69ATTENDEES] Networking at IETF meetings
Stephen Farrell <stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie> Tue, 31 July 2007 03:02 UTC
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As anti-social as I am (in absolute terms, relatively gregarious in IETF-terms:-), I think that Radia's is a great idea. Some of the best IETF evenings I've enjoyed have involved outrageously silly misunderstandings of some random person's opinions (incl. mine:-) - almost all of which have been far better than any $8 welcome-reception beer. I'd tweak Radia's suggestion to start from a booze-place from which expeditions to food could be launched, but basically an unabmiguous yes to willful dinner mingling at IETFs... (...so long as each diner is happy to appear silly. I can offer guidance: IMO, willingness to appear silly is the most common characteristic of IETF-folks to whom I personallly pay attention. They, and I, don't of course, always recall this:-) S. 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?" > > Snooty groups would be encouraged to gather someplace else. > > Radia > > _______________________________________________ > 69ATTENDEES mailing list > 69ATTENDEES@ietf.org > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/69attendees > _______________________________________________ 69ATTENDEES mailing list 69ATTENDEES@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/69attendees
- [69ATTENDEES] Networking at IETF meetings Radia Perlman
- Re: [69ATTENDEES] Networking at IETF meetings Andy Bierman
- Re: [69ATTENDEES] Networking at IETF meetings Stephen Farrell
- Re: [69ATTENDEES] Networking at IETF meetings Luigi Iannone
- RE: [69ATTENDEES] Networking at IETF meetings Ved Kafle
- Re: [69ATTENDEES] Networking at IETF meetings Eric Burger
- RE: [69ATTENDEES] Networking at IETF meetings Stephen Hanna
- Re: [69ATTENDEES] Networking at IETF meetings Nicolas Williams
- RE: [69ATTENDEES] Networking at IETF meetings Stephen Hanna