----- Original Message -----
From: "John L" <johnl@xxxxxxxx>
To: "YAO Jiankang" <ietf@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ietf@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: Meetings in other regions
> >> I do think there is considerable merit in identifying a set of venues
> >> that are known to do a good job and using them whenever a meeting is
> >> scheduled for their part of the world. Minneapolis is roughly in the
> >> middle of the populated part of North America, the hotel knows us,
> >> why not go back there?
> >
> > it seems boring that everytime we go to the same venue.
>
> Not to put too fine a point on it, but if you don't find IETF meetings to
> be exciting enough on their own merits, it's OK if you don't go.
Why not kill two birds with a stone? after enjoying the nice merits of the IETF meeting, you can appreciate the different life in the different cities at the weekend.
>
> > It is also unfair to those who traveled from other regions such as
> > europe and asia.
>
> I said "whenever a meeting is scheduled for their part of the world."
> When it's time for a meeting in North America, hold it in Minneapolis.
> If we find similarly reliable venues in Europe or Asia, use them when the
> meetings are in those parts of the world.
Every IETF meeting is sponsored by the different companies. The sponsors normally love holding the meeting in the local city where the sponsor is located. Even you and me agree that the meeting is held in the same city, the sponsor may disagree.
>
> R's,
> John
>
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