[admin-discuss] About wasting food

[Jan-Frederik Rieckers <[e-mail]>]

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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