Re: Meeting "lounges" at IETF meetings

[Alexa Morris <[e-mail]>]

Yes, the hallway congestion was a real issue at this meeting, and we are already working on ways to make sure that we manage it differently when we return next year. The refreshments will not be served in those same corridors, as a start. 

We are also working to address the desire for additional lounge areas. It is not always possible, given that our space varies considerably from meeting to meeting, but we are hoping to make it a more permanent fixture moving forward.

Alexa


On Aug 3, 2012, at 2:56 PM, Mary Barnes wrote:

> The issue that I experienced (and why I'm fussing)  is that if you were attending many sessions in the Regency rooms (and moving rooms between sessions), it was extremely difficult to weave your way through the corridor as many people were having their discussion directly in the middle of the corridor.  There just was not room in that corridor for side conversations.  The situation was made worse as that corridor was where they served the refreshments.   And trying to ask people politely to move generally had no impact in my experience as people were too engaged in their conversations.  
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> Mary. 
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> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Thomas Nadeau <[e-mail]> wrote:
> I agree with randy. I've never had an issue finding a place to huddle/meet when necessary at an ietf meeting venue. between the hallways, bar, etc I'm not sure what the fuss is all about.
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> Tom
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> On Aug 3, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Randy Bush <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 
> >>> i have no need to micro-manage the secretariat.
> >> seems to happen a lot around here...
> >
> > symptom of too much free time on hands
> >
> > randy
> >
> 

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