Don,
Now this is the explanation I expected to hear. I was explicitly told
that this wasn't the case for the IETF. If there is a subsidy, I think
it should be disclosed, and doing something along the lines of what the
802 does would be completely reasonable.
Lou
On 3/23/2010 11:54 PM, Donald Eastlake wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Lou Berger <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> I asked Ray about this problem in Hiroshima, his response was something
> along the lines of "conference rates are different and more complicated
> from regular hotel rates". I have to say, I really think the community
> deserves a detailed response on this topic from the secretariat...
>
> Lou
>
>
> I don't know why you would expect a different answer from the answer
> that has previously been provided. Its complicated and each meeting is a
> little different but in general, the lower the room rates the higher the
> registration fee. If, in effect, registration fees are being subsidized
> by room rates and enough people evade the room rates one way or another,
> the registration fees have to go up. For an interesting and unusual
> example, here is some registration information for the March 2010 IEEE
> 802 Plenary meeting, which I attended in Orlando, Florida, last week:
> http://ieee802.facetoface-events.com/files/sessions/63/update2.pdf
> You will note (see red text at near the bottom of the page) that, if you
> didn't stay in one of the two official meeting hotels, you had to pay an
> extra $300 registration fee.
>
> Thanks,
> Donald
>
>
>
> On 3/23/2010 6:44 PM, Samuel Weiler wrote:
> > Once again, we appear to be meeting in a hotel that's offering
> lower rates to
> > the general public than they're offering to us.
> >
> > As of right now, the "Best Available Rate" at the Anaheim Hilton
> for tonight,
> > 23 March 2010, is $119. The senior rate is $113. That's from
> hilton.com <http://hilton.com>.
> > With a 2 day cancellation policy.
> >
> > The same rate is also available for a three night stay, leaving on
> Friday.
> >
> > -- Sam
>
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