Re: [Manycouches] Daniel presentation @ 113

Simon Leinen <simon.leinen@switch.ch> Thu, 14 April 2022 09:45 UTC

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Lars Eggert writes:
> Hi,
> On 2022-4-12, at 22:43, Stephen Farrell <stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie> wrote:
>> We could start that by just
>> describing potential train journeys to the meeting city and
>> see if it turns into something people start to like. (So no
>> need to mandate anything or modify meeting criteria RFCs to
>> get started.)

> are people not already looking into trains when they travel? When I
> lived somewhere with better long-distance train connections, I looked
> into trains for any trip that wasn't long-haul anyway, because they
> make the trip much more comfortable.

Some of us are.  But as I said, train travel (planning) has some
logistic challenges, especially for people who aren't used to it.
Therefore, providing specific information centrally could help convince
people to try this mode of transportation.

> W/o wearing any hats, I'd like to push back a bit on having the
> secretariat become a travel agency. I think having them "describe
> potential train journeys" is asking for a bit much. They're already
> providing much more information then I see most other meeting
> organizers provide.

I understand, and I don't want to impose more work on the secretariat,
especially when it falls outside their areas of expertise.  Maybe a
pointer to a per-meeting IETF Wiki page that could be filled by train
aficionados/local folk?
-- 
Simon.