Hello, Once again it was a very well organised meeting, thanks a lot.
> On 30 May 2023, at 17:12, Warren Kumari <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 2:49 AM, Eric van Uden <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > It was again a very nice RIPE Meeting, thanks to all for making this happen. > > > Indeed. > Thank you to the organizers - it was, as always, a good meeting. > > > I Prefer an "Event Hotel" and I prefer, when financial possible, a slightly > more elaborate lunch with soft drinks. > > > Yes, having the event in a hotel with a convention center / large meetings > rooms is certainly much nicer, and leads to much better community building - > a significant portion of meeting value is the hallway track. While this does > somewhat still work between sessions / during lunch, not being as easily able > to just meet for breakfast/dinner does take away from that. The community building aspect really resonates with me, especially for newcomers. I recently co-organised an event [1] limited (by budget) to ~250 people. It struck me ho much interaction there was among the attendees, both with the speakers and with one another, despite the fact that this was a new event and nobody knew each other. Due to the size and relative intimacy of the venue (20 seats wide, 13 rows deep), having a discussion was as easy as throwing a mic around [2]. It seems much less intimidating than standing up, trying to make your way to the isle, line up behind someone who often appears to be a long-time expert to ask your question in front of a giant room. Of course it’s fantastic RIPE meetings attract such a big crowd nowadays, but I wonder if there is some way to bring back more of the intimacy that fosters newcomers not just to attend, but to interact. Cheers, Alex [1] https://2023.rustnl.org/ [2] https://catchbox.com/ > I personally was completely fine with the lunches - while it did seem to slow > things down somewhat by having the venue staff serve the food, it really > didn't bother me much. > > W > > > > > > > Best regards, > > Eric van Uden > > AVM ICT GmbH > Country Manager Netherlands > Mr. van Coothlaan 10 > 6602 GT Wijchen > Nederland > Phone +31 24 6485381 > Mobile +31 622 948356 > [email protected] > > Bezoek onze website op http://nl.avm.de/ , vind ons leuk op Facebook of > bekijk onze Youtube-kanaal. > > AVM GmbH for International Communication Technology, Alt-Moabit 95, 10559 > Berlin, Germany > HRB 48220 AG Charlottenburg, CEO (Geschäftsführer): Johannes Nill > > > > Von: "Alex de Joode" <[email protected]> > An: [email protected] > Datum: 28-05-2023 11:42 > Betreff: [ripe-list] RIPE86 results > Gesendet von: "ripe-list" <[email protected]> > > > > RIPE86 has closed, > > so first congratulations to Raymond, Maria and Harald! > > Second thanks to the RIPE NCC for organising a marvellous event (even if in > Rotterdam ;) and a lunch without nasi and sateh :( ). > This time the event venue and hotel's were separate, as this also was the > largest RIPE ever, we might see this a new way to do meetings. Personally I > feel having a 'event hotel' gives me more of a community feeling. Would be > nice if we could have some data concerning this (do ppl not care as some > might opt for cheaper hotels anyways, do they have a preference for > one/other). > > Third, as to the GM results, could the RIPE NCC give some background on the > actual numbers for the votes of the charging scheme? Did option D receive a > clear majority, or only in the run-off? This might be very relevant for > finding the way forward. > > Thanks, > Alex > -- > IDGARA | Alex de Joode | [email protected] | +31651108221 > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change > your subscription options, please visit: > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ripe-list > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change > your subscription options, please visit: > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ripe-list > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change > your subscription options, please visit: > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ripe-list -- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, please visit: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ripe-list
