Re: Hotel situation

[Donald Eastlake <[e-mail]>]

On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 4:05 PM, Sarah Banks <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Since we're piling on, I'll +1 this. I don't recall getting a hotel room the day of registration opening ever being such a huge issue as it has been. As a female, I prefer to be in the venue; it allows to meet as early or late as I want to, without having to worry about the walk "home", and the logistics that come with that.

You obviously have not been involved with the IETF very long. There
were many years when it was the normal case that the meeting hotel
sold out immediately. And that was before the IAOC even existed and
before the regrettable decision to plan a meeting location on
marketing even though this inconveniences most attendees.

Thanks,
Donald
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>> On Dec 16, 2015, at 8:59 AM, Melinda Shore <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>
>> On 12/16/15 7:52 AM, Ted Lemon wrote:
>>>> Why are we continuing to have hotel issues meeting after meeting
>>>> after meeting after meeting?
>>>
>>> Because we can't force hotels to give us large allocations.
>>
>> We already have a list of hotels which will.
>>
>> Either meetings are important or they're not.  If we're
>> going to continue to treat meeting participation as necessary,
>> we need to make it easier logistically.  Instead we keep throwing
>> up barriers to participation.  The closest overflow hotel
>> is nearly a mile from the Hilton - how's that going to work
>> out for people with limited mobility?  I'm very happy having a
>> walk each morning and evening but I'll tell you that it can be
>> a huge PITA for breakfast meetings for people not staying
>> at the headquarter hotel.  Getting work done should be one
>> of the primary considerations, here.
>>
>> Melinda
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