Re: [Mtgvenue] issue #3: Too many mandatory

Fred Baker <fredbaker.ietf@gmail.com> Thu, 06 April 2017 16:19 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Mtgvenue] issue #3: Too many mandatory
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On Apr 6, 2017, at 8:29 AM, Alissa Cooper <alissa@cooperw.in> wrote:
> I think it will be easier to settle on criteria for initial venue selection before adding these additional factors into the discussion.

Which, of course, brings us back to the comment I first made at the mike in Chicago. We need to have an idea of what timeframe this draft targets. Does it target breaking a contract, making a contract, or investigating options with a view to advising the IAOC on a possible contract? I agree, let's not focus on failure, which would result in breaking a contract, especially given that to my knowledge the IETF has never needed to do so. Let's focus on investigation of venues (the context of the first draft I wrote), and perhaps guide the IAOC in the trade-offs relevant to selecting one.