On Jun 21, 2011, at 1:31 AM, Thomas Heide Clausen wrote: > On Jun 21, 2011, at 06:30 , Joel Jaeggli wrote: >> It has been repeated ad-nausieum that "conference rates" subsidize the >> rental of the meeting room block... The fact that the conference rates are >> more expensive ( on a contract signed 24 months out) than a spot check of >> the room rate at any given time should come as no surprise to anyone. You >> can cruise the IETF finances if for some reason you don't believe this. If >> the room block doesn't get filled you can expect your fees to go up >> accordingly over time. I will observe that I have generally not paid the >> conference rate or stayed in the meeting hotel while attending the IETF on >> my own dime (and have stayed in some rather nicer hotels (paris, stockholm, >> etc) for less money as a result. When I attend on behalf my employer I make >> it clear what we paying for when participating. >> > > Just one additional data-point here. > > For some of us, getting reimbursed for a higher meeting fee is actually a lot > easier than getting reimbursed for a higher hotel-fee. Such would be the case > when, for example, traveling on a fixed per-diem intended for covering > accommodation/food, but reimbursed on cost for the meeting fee.
Then again, for others of us, staying at a cheaper hotel a short distance away is actually a lot easier than paying out the wazoo for an overpriced meeting venue. Keith _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
