Re: [Mtgvenue] Comments on draft-baker-mtgvenue-iaoc-venue-selection-process-02

[Dave Crocker <[e-mail]>]

On 11/2/2016 4:53 AM, Fred Baker wrote:
> That is part of it. But there is also benefit, a huge one, in human networking. The difference between having scheduled remote meetings using tools such a MeetEcho and an in-person meeting is unscheduled meetings - two or more people can have a meal together or talk in the hallway on a topic of their choice at will. This possibility is maximized if they are physically co-located. When we are housed in a number of smaller hotels, this is still possible, of course, but it is not as accessible.


As paradigm choices go, this is a major topic.  Potentially major in how 
it affects the tone of the IETF meeting and definitely major in its 
effect on the search for venues.

So I suggest we consider both the dynamics of the feature and the effect 
of alternatives.

By way of example:

      If an area has many, smaller hotels nearby, is the convenience of 
getting together hurt significantly?  Why or why not?

      Also, how much more work would it be to arrange the same number of 
reserved rooms, but in a mixture of hotels.  (I believe we have some 
experience of doing this?)

d/

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   Dave Crocker
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