Re: [72attendees] Some thanks

Henk Uijterwaal <henk@ripe.net> Fri, 01 August 2008 06:16 UTC

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Thanks for posting this, Andrew, I fully support this.

Henk


Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 05:41:40PM +0100, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote:
>> unfortunately I must say has been the worst meeting I ever
>> attended. Of course, a personal view.
> 
> I have a different personal view.  
> 
> I thank the hosts, the hotel, and the AMS staff for an enjoyable and
> productive week.  While I was not carried about on a litter with rose
> petals thrown in my path while faeries made sure that I was able to
> control any network for 80 kms around, and while the temperature was
> not controlled to my personal specification 24 hours a day, I
> nevertheless found the hotel staff helpful and cheerful, the
> facilities pleasant, and the operation of meetings smooth and
> well-planned.  I can think of many events and meetings to which I have
> been that were quite a bit worse.  Perhaps my experience is an
> outlier.
> 
> The only real sour note has been the discovery that some people
> normally live in a world completely arranged for their convenience.
> I'm envious.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> A
> 


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