Re: [admin-discuss] About wasting food

Maybe at the end of the breaks aks for carton (renewable) togo boxes to be put out by
hotel staff and then only remove everything half an hour later.

On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 11:13:35AM +1000, Jay Daley wrote:
> Thanks for the feedback Jan-Frederik.  We will discuss internally in our post-meeting reviews.
> 
> cheers
> Jay
> 
> > On 20 Mar 2024, at 10:18, Jan-Frederik Rieckers <rieckers@dfn.de> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi to all,
> > 
> > one thing that I noticed at every IETF I attended in person:
> > The moment (more or less), the break time is officially over and the sessions start, the food gets collected by the staff.
> > 
> > I think that's unfortunate, because people don't stop eating, just because there is a session slot.
> > If you don't have a session, then waiting for the break to be over can be a smart way to avoid long queues or maybe you're just feeling overwhelmed by the many people and want some peace and quiet.
> > Or you overslept, missed your hotel breakfast and want to get a quick snack before running your session.
> > 
> > For some food it may be hard to leave it out, since hygiene rules force the venue to remove the food after a certain amount of time, but for all other food, IMHO there is no harm in just leaving it out, maybe move it to a dedicated "leftover" area, so the staff can clean/rearrange the other tables and the participants know where to look if they're looking for food in between sessions.
> > 
> > This way, we can reduce even more food waste.
> > 
> > 
> > On a side note:
> > 
> > We have the baristas, and that's great, but only for people drinking coffee.
> > I have managed to get my thermos filled with hot water at a barista station, so I could use my own tea bags, but it would be great to have tea as additional permanent option. In Prague we had the water dispensers with built-in hot water, here in Brisbane I have to use either the coffee machines (which are only turned on during breaks) or ask the baristas, who have to fill the thermos cup-by-cup.
> > 
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Janfred
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