Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-10 Thread Michael Richardson
Michael == Michael Richardson m...@sandelman.ca writes: Michael but please, not Paris in the summer... nor Orlando on Michael spring break) ps: I'm really upset about Orlando in March. We did that in back in December 1998, and it seemed a failure to me. Maybe this will be a remote

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-10 Thread Geoff Mulligan
On 08/09/2012 09:17 AM, Yoav Nir wrote: On Aug 9, 2012, at 6:07 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: offlist. Not so much Geoff, Frankfurt is a city in Germany. I believe the IETF has never been there. Two more tidbits: - It's a huge aviation hub. There are direct flights from everywhere, similar

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-10 Thread Michael Richardson
Ole == Ole Jacobsen o...@cisco.com writes: Ole On Wed, 8 Aug 2012, Geoff Mulligan wrote: So I'm confused... We're we talking about the possibility of sticking to one European city, one north American city and one Asian city and not picking various cities throughout the

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-10 Thread Tim Bray
Frankfurt as the Minneapolis of Europe: central, well-connected, cold, unglamorous. -T On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Geoff Mulligan ge...@proto6.com wrote: On 08/09/2012 09:17 AM, Yoav Nir wrote: On Aug 9, 2012, at 6:07 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: offlist. Not so much Geoff, Frankfurt

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-10 Thread Ole Jacobsen
On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, Tim Bray wrote: Frankfurt as the Minneapolis of Europe: central, well-connected, cold, unglamorous. -T Plus expensive and generally unsuitable for a meeting such as ours, until the day Bit's and Bites turns into a 200,000 square foot tradeshow, just kidding! :-) I

RE: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-10 Thread Richard Shockey
Minneapolis is infinitely more glamorous Frankfurt .. -Original Message- From: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Tim Bray Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:30 PM To: Geoff Mulligan Cc: Dave Crocker; ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: So, where to repeat? Frankfurt

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-10 Thread Yoav Nir
: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Tim Bray Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:30 PM To: Geoff Mulligan Cc: Dave Crocker; ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: So, where to repeat? Frankfurt as the Minneapolis of Europe: central, well-connected, cold, unglamorous. -T

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-10 Thread joel jaeggli
On 8/10/12 9:30 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Frankfurt as the Minneapolis of Europe: central, well-connected, cold, unglamorous. -T Also home of the ECB and the Bundesbank which shows when you try to book a large event into the big hotels near the hauptbahnhof. The why have we not met in this large

RE: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-10 Thread Richard Shockey
Of Tim Bray Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:30 PM To: Geoff Mulligan Cc: Dave Crocker; ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: So, where to repeat? Frankfurt as the Minneapolis of Europe: central, well-connected, cold, unglamorous. -T

Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread t . p .
, UK Registered in England Wales No: 1996687 -Original Message- From: Sprecher, Nurit (NSN - IL/Hod HaSharon) [mailto:nurit.sprec...@nsn.com] Sent: 06 August 2012 15:07 To: Dearlove, Christopher (UK); Daniele Ceccarelli; Andrew Sullivan; ietf@ietf.org Subject: RE: So, where to repeat

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Dave Crocker
offlist. Geoff, Frankfurt is a city in Germany. I believe the IETF has never been there. Other than those two tidbits about it, I've no idea what is to be accomplished by someone's randomly throwing out the names of cities for a discussion like this, especially when threads like these

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-09 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/8/2012 1:52 PM, John Levine wrote: ps. btw, what is it that you think is different about this from the way we /do/ discuss protocol specs? People discussing venues are less willing to believe that anyone else's experience or issues differ from their own. A common problem in /any/

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-09 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/9/2012 8:07 AM, Dave Crocker wrote: offlist. weird. i really did prune the list. sorry. but then, it's not as if my concern applies only to Geoff's note... d/ -- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking bbiw.net

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Yoav Nir
On Aug 9, 2012, at 6:07 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: offlist. Not so much Geoff, Frankfurt is a city in Germany. I believe the IETF has never been there. Two more tidbits: - It's a huge aviation hub. There are direct flights from everywhere, similar to CDG, Heathrow, or Schiphol - Unlike

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Ole Jacobsen
On Wed, 8 Aug 2012, Geoff Mulligan wrote: So I'm confused... We're we talking about the possibility of sticking to one European city, one north American city and one Asian city and not picking various cities throughout the world. Oh, I see. My reading was that we would focus on small

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Ole Jacobsen
Frankfurt has been considered. Turns out that it is one of the most expensive cities in all of Europe to have a conference. It is also geared mostly towards large tradeshows. The Frankfurt Messe is about the size of your average Olympic Park, just walking from the nearest hotel to your venue

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Arturo Servin
Besides where to to repeat, some new places to go that are cheaper and closer to me (and possible to others, and perhaps not so bad to many). Sao Paolo, Mexico City, Miami, Madrid, Cancun, Santiago, Panama, San Juan Regards, as On 9 Aug 2012, at 12:22, Ole Jacobsen wrote:

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Dhruv Dhody
Hi, For new how is Dubai or Barcelona? Repeat: I would like Prague, Vancouver, Quebec! Regards, D On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 9:41 PM, Arturo Servin aser...@lacnic.net wrote: Besides where to to repeat, some new places to go that are cheaper and closer to me (and possible to others, and

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-09 Thread Michael Richardson
Simon == Simon Perreault simon.perrea...@viagenie.ca writes: Simon Le 2012-08-08 12:34, Geoff Mulligan a écrit : I also would vote to return to Minneapolis again and again even permanently. Simon Does nobody care about going to new places so that new people Simon are

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Geoff Mulligan
Frankfurt? On Aug 8, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Dave Crocker dcroc...@bbiw.net wrote: On 8/8/2012 11:46 AM, Geoff Mulligan wrote: So then why not consider, London, Paris (not the Concorde Lafayette), Frankfurt, Amsterdam? shockingly, amsterdam can't handle the ietf. wrong mix of

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Geoff Mulligan
So I'm confused... We're we talking about the possibility of sticking to one European city, one north American city and one Asian city and not picking various cities throughout the world. I was just suggesting picking -a- city in Europe that was not multiple hops from most US hubs. Prague,

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Geoff Mulligan
So then why not consider, London, Paris (not the Concorde Lafayette), Frankfurt, Amsterdam? On Aug 7, 2012, at 8:55 PM, Ole Jacobsen o...@cisco.com wrote: You said about Prague: ...[do] folks who live outside of that region not care about the additional hop of travel to get to it?

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-09 Thread Arturo Servin
+1 Regards, as On 8 Aug 2012, at 16:40, Michael Richardson wrote: Let's innovate for that third meeting, realizing that we do not yet have a preferred place in Asia, or any place in Africa or South America, but maybe we should.

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-09 Thread Andy Newton
On Aug 8, 2012, at 3:40 PM, Michael Richardson wrote: Simon Does nobody care about going to new places so that new people Simon are exposed to the IETF and may start getting involved? Simon We've seen this positive effect many times when we went Simon outside our comfort

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-09 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/9/2012 11:37 AM, Geoff Mulligan wrote: Frankfurt is a city in Germany. I believe the IETF has never been ... I've found it relatively inexpensive, clean and very easy to get to. Ole's comment was reflecting secretariat and IAOC research. Individual experience can be very misleading

RE: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-09 Thread RJ Atkinson
I haven't been at any IETF recently, but from my previous experience, I agree with several commenters about these cities: * MINNEAPOLIS consistently works well for IETF meetings. * VANCOUVER consistently works well for IETF meetings. * DUBLIN has good air transport links, and would have

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-09 Thread John C Klensin
--On Thursday, August 09, 2012 11:55 -0700 Dave Crocker dcroc...@bbiw.net wrote: This is why I threw out a not so random city name - Frankfurt. Indeed, random was the wrong word. That word is often used incorrectly. The correct word is arbitrary. It is frankly entirely arbitrary to

RE: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Ersue, Mehmet (NSN - DE/Munich)
...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of ext Geoff Mulligan Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 8:47 PM To: Ole Jacobsen Cc: Richard Shockey; dcroc...@bbiw.net; ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity) So then why not consider, London, Paris (not the Concorde Lafayette

RE: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Sprecher, Nurit (NSN - IL/Hod HaSharon)
Geoff Mulligan; Ole Jacobsen Cc: ietf@ietf.org; dcroc...@bbiw.net; Richard Shockey Subject: RE: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity) Why not consider Istanbul? It's another nice harbor city. Has a series of world class hotels like Grand Hyatt, Hilton, InterContinental, Radisson Blu

RE: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread John C Klensin
Subject: RE: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity) Why not consider Istanbul? It's another nice harbor city. Has a series of world class hotels like Grand Hyatt, Hilton, InterContinental, Radisson Blu but also less expensive hotels, close to each other.

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Ole Jacobsen (ole)
Subject: RE: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity) Why not consider Istanbul? It's another nice harbor city. Has a series of world class hotels like Grand Hyatt, Hilton, InterContinental, Radisson Blu but also less expensive hotels, close to each other.

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Peter Saint-Andre
On 8/9/12 2:42 PM, John C Klensin wrote: Let me say that a different way. We sometimes have to tolerate countries, like the US, who a fussy about visas or immigration procedures for people coming from specific other countries. I wish we didn't. But, as soon as a country says if you have a

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Dave Crocker
Yes, and sadly that rules out really good venues such as Kuala Lumpur, quite possibly the least expensive (hotel wise) suitable location in Asia. The IAOC researched this recently, quite thoroughly; Ole and I are both biased towards wanting it. (I lived there for a year.) This is worth

RE: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Ersue, Mehmet (NSN - DE/Munich)
Subject: Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity) Yes, and sadly that rules out really good venues such as Kuala Lumpur, quite possibly the least expensive (hotel wise) suitable location in Asia. Ole J. Jacobsen Editor Publisher http://cisco.com/ipj Sent from my iPhone

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread Ole Jacobsen
We HAVE a requirements document. Ole On Thu, 9 Aug 2012, Peter Saint-Andre wrote: Agreed. Dare I say that we need a requirements document? ;-) Peter Peter Saint-Andre https://stpeter.im/

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-09 Thread Peter Saint-Andre
On 8/9/12 3:31 PM, Ole Jacobsen wrote: We HAVE a requirements document. Aha, so it's just that people at the mic haven't read the draft. That never happens at one of our meetings, does it? ;-) Unfortunately, I can't seem to find this requirements document in the datatracker... Peter --

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-09 Thread John Levine
This is worth mentioning because the MY formal rule is not strict prohibition but a formal visa process that is so onerous as to equate to a prohibition. Wouldn't that rule out the United States? It is my impression that getting a US visa for someone with a Cuban or Iranian passport is

RE: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-08 Thread Ersue, Mehmet (NSN - DE/Munich)
Subject: Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity) I'll bet Dublin would be rated higher if the meetings had been downtown. Same for Vienna. Steve On Aug 7, 2012, at 5:55 PM, Tim Chown wrote: Hi, My top three repeat venues would be Prague, Minneapolis and Vancouver

Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-08 Thread Geoff Mulligan
...@nsn.com] Sent: 06 August 2012 15:07 To: Dearlove, Christopher (UK); Daniele Ceccarelli; Andrew Sullivan; ietf@ietf.org Subject: RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity) --! WARNING ! -- This message originates from outside our

Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-08 Thread Geoff Mulligan
The Orlando airport is a nightmare almost any time and will be even worse during this upcoming IETF. When I had my FlyClear card it was the only airport where I ever felt that it was necessary. Avoiding Orlando during the many weeks a spring break would have been good. Geoff On Aug 6,

Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-08 Thread Geoff Mulligan
I liked the hotel and prague was wonderful, but it didn't seem easy to get to cheaply from the US. Geoff On Aug 6, 2012, at 6:22 PM, Carsten Bormann c...@tzi.org wrote: On Aug 6, 2012, at 16:41, Mary Barnes mary.ietf.bar...@gmail.com wrote: If we were to choose one place in the U.S. to

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-08 Thread Simon Perreault
Le 2012-08-08 12:34, Geoff Mulligan a écrit : I also would vote to return to Minneapolis again and again even permanently. Does nobody care about going to new places so that new people are exposed to the IETF and may start getting involved? We've seen this positive effect many times when we

Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-08 Thread Yoav Nir
Mileage varies. For me it was the shortest and cheapest flight of any IETF meeting I have attended. Yoav On Aug 8, 2012, at 7:41 PM, Geoff Mulligan wrote: I liked the hotel and prague was wonderful, but it didn't seem easy to get to cheaply from the US. Geoff On Aug 6, 2012, at

RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-08 Thread Sprecher, Nurit (NSN - IL/Hod HaSharon)
+1 -Original Message- From: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of ext Yoav Nir Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 9:07 PM To: Geoff Mulligan Cc: Carsten Bormann; ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity) Mileage varies

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-08 Thread Peter Saint-Andre
On 8/8/12 12:06 PM, Yoav Nir wrote: Mileage varies. For me it was the shortest and cheapest flight of any IETF meeting I have attended. If we discussed protocols the way we discuss venue sites, all would be lost. Oh, this feature works great for me, therefore let's include it in the spec.

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-08 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/8/2012 11:18 AM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote: Perhaps we might consider ending these interminable venue discussions and just complain three times a year when we visit a place that the IAOC has selected? now i'm completely confused. i thought that that was/is exactly what's being done...

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-08 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/8/2012 11:46 AM, Geoff Mulligan wrote: So then why not consider, London, Paris (not the Concorde Lafayette), Frankfurt, Amsterdam? shockingly, amsterdam can't handle the ietf. wrong mix of resources. really. paris appears to have broad crime and work-ethic patterns that also are

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-08 Thread Ole Jacobsen
Geoff, What are you talking about? Of course we are considering all of those places. We are going to London in 2014 for example, we went to Paris this year. But, like with all popular places, finding venues available for OUR dates is not easy. Add to that the costs and you will understand

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-08 Thread SM
Hi Peter, At 11:18 08-08-2012, Peter Saint-Andre wrote: If we discussed protocols the way we discuss venue sites, all would be lost. Oh, this feature works great for me, therefore let's include it in the spec. That's how protocols are discussed. :-) Perhaps we might consider ending these

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-08 Thread John Levine
ps. btw, what is it that you think is different about this from the way we /do/ discuss protocol specs? People discussing venues are less willing to believe that anyone else's experience or issues differ from their own. R's, John

Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-08 Thread Glen Zorn
) [mailto:nurit.sprec...@nsn.com] Sent: 06 August 2012 15:07 To: Dearlove, Christopher (UK); Daniele Ceccarelli; Andrew Sullivan; ietf@ietf.org Subject: RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity) --! WARNING ! -- This message

RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-08 Thread Glen Zorn
[mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of ext Yoav Nir Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 9:07 PM To: Geoff Mulligan Cc: Carsten Bormann; ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity) Mileage varies. For me it was the shortest and cheapest flight of any

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-08 Thread Glen Zorn
On Wed, 2012-08-08 at 12:18 -0600, Peter Saint-Andre wrote: On 8/8/12 12:06 PM, Yoav Nir wrote: Mileage varies. For me it was the shortest and cheapest flight of any IETF meeting I have attended. If we discussed protocols the way we discuss venue sites, all would be lost. Oh, this

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-08 Thread Hector Santos
Simon Perreault wrote: Le 2012-08-08 12:34, Geoff Mulligan a écrit : I also would vote to return to Minneapolis again and again even permanently. Does nobody care about going to new places so that new people are exposed to the IETF and may start getting involved? We've seen this positive

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-08 Thread Ole Jacobsen
No more so than Orlando where we are going after Atlanta, in my opinion. There exists a whole set of requirements ranging from travel considerations, costs, suitable venue, hotels, and nearby environment to host and sponsorship availability. I see no reason why Miami would be automatically

Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Andrew G. Malis
+1 to both of Carsten's suggestions. On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 8:22 PM, Carsten Bormann c...@tzi.org wrote: On Aug 6, 2012, at 16:41, Mary Barnes mary.ietf.bar...@gmail.com wrote: If we were to choose one place in the U.S. to meet, Minneapolis is the best choice IMHO. +1 a lot. (If we indeed

RE: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Worley, Dale R (Dale)
From: John Levine [jo...@taugh.com] It would have cost me more than twice as much as it did to fly to Beijing, for example, if I had taken a direct flight from DFW That's very odd. I see lots of fares from DFW to YVR from Saturday to Saturday via Houston or Denver for in upcoming weeks

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Andrew Sullivan
Dear colleagues, On Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 10:42:10AM -0400, Worley, Dale R (Dale) wrote: I expect that a chunk of the variance hinges on the qualifier While the vagaries of air transport costs fascinate me, I'm not sure how the question of the cost of one route at one time for one person is

RE: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Sprecher, Nurit (NSN - IL/Hod HaSharon)
- From: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of ext Andrew Sullivan Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 6:11 PM To: ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity) Dear colleagues, On Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 10:42:10AM -0400, Worley, Dale R

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-07 Thread Sam Hartman
I'd strongly prefer the IETF to focus on going to places where we get work done and where costs can be controlled. I'd prefer to avoid tourist destinations to some extent even if they are not more expensive, but definitely if they are. I want to present a professional image to my clients and I

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Anshuman Pratap Chaudhary
17:28:33 To: ext Andrew Sullivana...@anvilwalrusden.com; ietf@ietf.org Subject: RE: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity) Why the survey should limit it to the last five meetings... In the long history we experienced additional good places So maybe the survey should be more

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Livingood, Jason
BTW, if anyone finds the venue question extremely compelling / interesting -- consider seeking a spot on the IAOC during the next nominating period. - Jason

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Dave Crocker
BTW, if anyone finds the venue question extremely compelling / interesting -- consider seeking a spot on the IAOC during the next nominating period. Yes, please do. Frankly, I'd prefer there be competition; it creates healthy debate within nomcom and might even improve community awareness

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Tim Chown
Hi, My top three repeat venues would be Prague, Minneapolis and Vancouver. Great meeting venues, with everything you need nearby. My least favoured venues have been Dublin, Vienna and Maastricht. Of course, you have to experiment to find good repeat venues... Tim

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Steve Crocker
I'll bet Dublin would be rated higher if the meetings had been downtown. Same for Vienna. Steve On Aug 7, 2012, at 5:55 PM, Tim Chown wrote: Hi, My top three repeat venues would be Prague, Minneapolis and Vancouver. Great meeting venues, with everything you need nearby. My least

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Tim Chown
On 7 Aug 2012, at 23:01, Steve Crocker st...@shinkuro.com wrote: I'll bet Dublin would be rated higher if the meetings had been downtown. Same for Vienna. Quite possibly, but a rating is based on a venue, not a city. Dublin is a great city. An out of town golf resort is not a great venue.

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Ole Jacobsen
On Tue, 7 Aug 2012, Tim Chown wrote: On 7 Aug 2012, at 23:01, Steve Crocker st...@shinkuro.com wrote: I'll bet Dublin would be rated higher if the meetings had been downtown. Same for Vienna. Quite possibly, but a rating is based on a venue, not a city. Dublin is a great city. An

RE: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Richard Shockey
or getting the work done. -Original Message- From: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Steve Crocker Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 6:01 PM To: Tim Chown Cc: ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity) I'll bet Dublin

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Stephen Farrell
On 08/08/2012 12:30 AM, Ole Jacobsen wrote: On Tue, 7 Aug 2012, Tim Chown wrote: On 7 Aug 2012, at 23:01, Steve Crocker st...@shinkuro.com wrote: I'll bet Dublin would be rated higher if the meetings had been downtown. Same for Vienna. Quite possibly, but a rating is based on a

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread John Levine
So I agree with that. If a feasible venue actually in Dublin turns up I'll be sure to let Ray/IAOC/site-visit folks know. The Burlington hotel claims that they can host a 1500 person meeting. MAAWG met there in 2007 and it worked well for us, although that was a somewhat smaller meeting. R's,

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/7/2012 5:29 PM, John Levine wrote: So I agree with that. If a feasible venue actually in Dublin turns up I'll be sure to let Ray/IAOC/site-visit folks know. The Burlington hotel claims that they can host a 1500 person meeting. Yeah, it's exactly that easy to choose a venue. A single

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/7/2012 4:34 PM, Richard Shockey wrote: +1 Prague was excellent .. I actually liked Quebec City but connections were awful. I haven't seen anyone post negative comments about Prague in this thread. By way of probing, I'll ask for them. For example, do folks who live outside of that

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-07 Thread Melinda Shore
On 8/7/12 6:24 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: I haven't seen anyone post negative comments about Prague in this thread. By way of probing, I'll ask for them. For example, do folks who live outside of that region not care about the additional hop of travel to get to it? It was over 24 hours of

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Ole Jacobsen
You said about Prague: ...[do] folks who live outside of that region not care about the additional hop of travel to get to it? This gets cited often, and I don't really understand why. There are VERY few European cities that are reachable directly from the US (or Asia for that matter). Most

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/7/2012 7:55 PM, Ole Jacobsen wrote: You said about Prague: ...[do] folks who live outside of that region not care about the additional hop of travel to get to it? This gets cited often, and I don't really understand why. There are VERY few European cities that are reachable directly

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread Ole Jacobsen
On Tue, 7 Aug 2012, Dave Crocker wrote: Most require transiting some kind of major hub (London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam to name a few). So, those hubs are reachable directly from the US and Asia, aren't they? Yes, they are, and we have met in Paris twice and London once, will meet

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread John Levine
The Burlington hotel claims that they can host a 1500 person meeting. Yeah, it's exactly that easy to choose a venue. A single number does it.[1] not. Of course. MAAWG has been there so we know it's not a dump, it's downtown, they can deal with nerds with lots of computers who demand coffee

Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 Thread John Levine
If we restrict European cities to the ones with direct flight connections from other continents, we're really limiting the choices. For some of us, if we limit our choices to places with direct flights, that means Newark, Philadelphia, or Detroit. Count your blessings. We can argue about

RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Daniele Ceccarelli
Dublin panned? I thought it was one of the best venues and locations of the last meetings. What about Italy or Spain? I've never heard about an IETF in Italy. I'm ok with meetings outside Italy since i like traveling very much, but i was wondering why it has never been taken into account in

RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Sprecher, Nurit (NSN - IL/Hod HaSharon)
Oslo? -Original Message- From: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of ext Daniele Ceccarelli Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 3:24 PM To: Andrew Sullivan; ietf@ietf.org Subject: RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity) Dublin panned? I thought

RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Dearlove, Christopher (UK)
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RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Sprecher, Nurit (NSN - IL/Hod HaSharon)
...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of ext Dearlove, Christopher (UK) Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 4:56 PM To: Daniele Ceccarelli; Andrew Sullivan; ietf@ietf.org Subject: RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity) Dublin's problem was that the venue was isolated from the city. This has also

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-06 Thread joel jaeggli
On 8/6/12 5:23 AM, Daniele Ceccarelli wrote: Dublin panned? I thought it was one of the best venues and locations of the last meetings. The meeting wasn't in Dublin. There are no venues attached to or adjacent to suitable hotels large enough to do a plenary in Dublin. Regarding the venue

RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Ole Jacobsen
Daniele, I can almost guarantee that if you help us find a suitable venue and host we'll be coming to Italy. So far we haven't found either, but that can be said about a lot of places... Ole Ole J. Jacobsen Editor and Publisher, The Internet Protocol Journal Cisco Systems Tel: +1

RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Dearlove, Christopher (UK)
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Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Mon, Aug 06, 2012 at 01:55:59PM +, Dearlove, Christopher (UK) wrote: is noise) and the ability to plan ahead to only attend part of the week. That topic imports a completely new one to this discussion: advance scheduling of the meetings. If there is any principle for repeating a venue

RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Dearlove, Christopher (UK)
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Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Mary Barnes
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RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Dearlove, Christopher (UK)
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Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Mary Barnes
Wales No: 1996687 ** ** *From:* Mary Barnes [mailto:mary.ietf.bar...@gmail.com] *Sent:* 06 August 2012 15:42 *To:* Dearlove, Christopher (UK) *Cc:* Sprecher, Nurit (NSN - IL/Hod HaSharon); Daniele Ceccarelli; Andrew Sullivan; ietf@ietf.org *Subject:* Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re

RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Dearlove, Christopher (UK)
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Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-06 Thread Melinda Shore
This appears to be turning into a survey. My views are no doubt colored by it being difficult, expensive, and slow to get anywhere (I live near Fairbanks, AK) so travel doesn't figure very prominently into how I feel about various venues. But even if it did ... I go to IETF meetings to get

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-06 Thread Scott Brim
On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Melinda Shore melinda.sh...@gmail.com wrote: feel about various venues. But even if it did ... I go to IETF meetings to get work done, and it's been easier some places than others. Minneapolis has consistently had outstanding meeting facilities, and I thought

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-06 Thread Michal Krsek
From central Europe perspective - price for airline ticket to Vancouver in summer is rocket expensive. I can fly to united states for half price. So cheap food cant beat more than $1.000 extra fee paid to airline. It does not mean YVR is a bad place, but I'd recommend to be carefull when

Re: So, where to repeat?

2012-08-06 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Mon, Aug 06, 2012 at 01:44:32PM -0400, Scott Brim wrote: On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Melinda Shore melinda.sh...@gmail.com wrote: and Vancouver have stood out. But still, the only really serious consideration for me is whether or not the facilities make it easier to get done the

RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Ersue, Mehmet (NSN - DE/Munich)
I made always good experiences with meeting venues in the downtown of hub cities with good flight connections. As a European for me the east coast of North America is better than the west coast. So far my experience was very good with following meeting locations and would agree for a

RE: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Richard Shockey
, UK Registered in England Wales No: 1996687 -Original Message- From: Sprecher, Nurit (NSN - IL/Hod HaSharon) [mailto:nurit.sprec...@nsn.com] Sent: 06 August 2012 15:07 To: Dearlove, Christopher (UK); Daniele Ceccarelli; Andrew Sullivan; ietf@ietf.org Subject: RE: So, where to repeat

Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Michael Richardson
I've never been to an IETF meeting where the plane fare has exceeded the hotel cost for a week. note: I pay my own way, and make all my own arrangements. The only meetings where my hotel costs exceeded my transporation costs were the Montreal IETFs (I live in Ottawa). When I've flown I have

Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Margaret Wasserman
+1 On Aug 6, 2012, at 4:32 PM, Richard Shockey wrote: [RS ] +1 and no employer ever argued that going to Minneapolis was a boondoggle. The Hilton in Minneapolis of all the IETF meetings I’ve attended has the most optimal layout of meeting rooms etc. If we were to choose one place in

Re: So, where to repeat? (was:Re: management granularity)

2012-08-06 Thread Carsten Bormann
On Aug 6, 2012, at 16:41, Mary Barnes mary.ietf.bar...@gmail.com wrote: If we were to choose one place in the U.S. to meet, Minneapolis is the best choice IMHO. +1 a lot. (If we indeed have to choose the US.) Great facility to get work done, good food, reasonable flights. And add Prague as

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