Re: Registration open for IETF 114

[Keith Moore <[e-mail]>]

On 5/9/22 13:31, Alexa Morris wrote:

> You're correct that pre-pandemic the IETF usually contracted with one 
> or two additional local properties. Typically this was done to provide 
> a less expensive alternative to the main IETF venue. However in more 
> recent years we observed that these alternative venues were 
> poorly-utilized and it was decided that the very minimal number of 
> bookings did not justify the substantial amount of administrative 
> effort required, except in those cases where the main room block was 
> either very expensive, or insufficient in size.
>
> Happily, the IETF 114 meeting venue (Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown) 
> has offered the IETF a very reasonable rate ($190 USD) so we expect 
> that most people will opt to stay there, and accordingly we have a 
> sizable room block.

This is not only extremely unreasonable, it's insulting to the very 
notion of IETF and offensive to many of those who aren't funded by Big 
Companies.  It's appalling.

Or maybe this is yet another attempt of IETF leadership to impose their 
prejudiced version of "professionalism" ?

Keith