Re: So, where to repeat?

[Geoff Mulligan <[e-mail]>]

On 08/09/2012 09:17 AM, Yoav Nir wrote:
> On Aug 9, 2012, at 6:07 PM, Dave Crocker wrote:
>
>> offlist.
> Not so much
>
>> Geoff,
>>
>> Frankfurt is a city in Germany.  I believe the IETF has never been there.
> Two more tidbits:
>   - It's a huge aviation hub. There are direct flights from everywhere, similar to CDG, Heathrow, or Schiphol
>   - Unlike Paris, London and Amsterdam, it's not a great tourist attraction, so conceivably it would be cheaper.
I've found it relatively inexpensive, clean and very easy to get to.
>
>> Other than those two tidbits about it, I've no idea what is to be
>> accomplished by someone's randomly throwing out the names of cities for
>> a discussion like this, especially when threads like these always have a
>> great deal of trouble staying focused on the /principle/ rather than
>> haggling the details.
> The principle would be to go to aviation hubs so as to minimize the collective pain. Most people from the US going to Prague, would have a connection in Frankfurt, so a meeting in Frankfurt would reduce the amount of flights.
This is why I threw out a "not so random" city name - Frankfurt.
>
> Yoav
>
>> On 8/8/2012 12:24 PM, Geoff Mulligan wrote:
>>> Frankfurt?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Aug 8, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Dave Crocker <[e-mail]> wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> On 8/8/2012 11:46 AM, Geoff Mulligan wrote:
>>>>> So then why not consider, London, Paris (not the Concorde Lafayette), Frankfurt, Amsterdam?
>>>>
>>>> shockingly, amsterdam can't handle the ietf.  wrong mix of resources. really.
>>>>
>>>> paris appears to have broad crime and work-ethic patterns that also are problematic, not just at the concorde.
>>>>
>>>> to be clear: i'm speaking for myself.
>>>>
>>>> d/
>>>>
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>>>> Dave Crocker
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