Re: Hotel situation

[Sarah Banks <[e-mail]>]

So, since you've been with the IETF you have a solution to this? That it happened a lot before my time doesn't make it any less of a pain in the rear.

Regards,
Sarah

> On Dec 16, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Donald Eastlake <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 
> 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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>> /S
>> 
>>> 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
>>