Re: Meeting "lounges" at IETF meetings

[Mary Barnes <[e-mail]>]

Thanks!

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Ole Jacobsen <[e-mail]> wrote:

>
> The narrowness of the corridoors, placement of food/drink and all that
> was discussed in our wrap-up meeting this morning, and indeed the
> issues you have raised were indentified as areas for improvement.
> Since we are coming back to THIS hotel, there are certainly things
> that can be done better, and will be done better, next time.
>
> Ole
>
>
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>
> On Fri, 3 Aug 2012, 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.
> >
> > Mary.
> >
> > 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.
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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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