Re: [81attendees] diverse meeting locations (was: are we getting complacent? Good job!)

Yoav Nir <ynir@checkpoint.com> Tue, 09 August 2011 06:07 UTC

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On 8/9/11 8:39 AM, "Dae Young KIM" <dykim6@gmail.com> wrote:

>One brutal practice taken in some other conferences are to shut off
>wireless in meeting rooms. As long as there's networks available in the
>room, you cannot contol the situation.

Which would have worked four years ago, but not so much today. Besides,
Internet engineering without the Internet?

>And as I observed, there were more often than not also a whole bunch of
>'renowned' IETFers imnersed into their screens, even sometimes
>programming.
>
>Are they also IETF Tourists according to your classification?

Definitely

>
>DY from my iPhone

Your iPhone (and iPads, and many laptops today) would have an Internet
connection even if the IETF shut down the wifi.