Re: [91attendees] IETF Fee increase alternatives

Tom:

I fear the choices that typical hotels with conference facilities give
are limiting the flexibility to be frugal. I have almost no
experience, but when i once tried to just have a small meeting setup
in a hotel, you had to pay a minimum per-day/per-person for food.

Meaning: I could perfectly live without IETF breakfast and coffee/cookies too,
but i bet that offer will not be on the table for most conference
facilities. 

On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 06:00:06PM -1000, Tom Pusateri wrote:
> I know the organizers are trying to do the best they can and they have a lot of demands from us on them for features and great hotel venues but I just noticed the fee increase from $650 to $700 for the next IETF meeting.
> 
> This may not seem like much difference to most corporate attendees but it's already a burden for small companies and self employed.
> 
> There are some of us that would rather do with less services than pay more.
> 
> As far as I'm concerned, you can cut things down to the bare minimum. I can get my own snacks, drinks, breakfast. We can minimize the extra meeting rooms, etc.
> 
> I would rather have a greater diversity of companies, individuals, and students than price these people out of the event.
> 
> I'm not criticizing the current decisions but just suggesting a different path as an option.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tom
> 
> 
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