On Tue, 10 Jan 2012, [email protected] wrote:
Do you really think that Usenix hasn't thought about all of this? Have you
ever talked to them? (I think if you were to answer yes to the first
question you would have to have answered no to the second)
This entire thread reminds me of the people in coach arguing about the
pilot's choice of runway (when really it's not much of a choice once you
know what airport you are going to)
Yes, this is people venting frustration. I actually have discussed the issue
of costs with Usenix people, and gotten the same answers that everyone else
has gotten. they sounded plausable to me when I was first tole them, but as
I've been learning more about how other conferences are run, i'm questioning
it more.
Other people who have posted in this thread have claimed the same
experiences.
This may just be a matter of "it used to be this way" and Usenix has been
around long enough that it has the instatutinal knowledge and training to
keep doing it this way, but the best option may have shifted. The fact that
other conferences are using the same hotels for better prices is at least as
compelling as my picking scale as an example.
note that I am not saying that they are incopentent, or getting kickbacks
or anything like this. I (and others here) are just expressing frustration
over the costs compared to what we see as similar events.
It may be that LISA is a fundraiser for Usenix that provides funding for
other things that take place during the year, and that could be the reason
for higher costs. I don't think this is the case (except for the
tutorials)
David Lang
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