On 6 feb 2008, at 17:57, Ole Jacobsen wrote: > 1. IETF meetings require BOTH a suitable venue (meeting rooms) AND a > host organization. I sometimes wonder how cheap and convenient IETF meetings would be if the fee reflected just the meeting costs, the hotel room fees wouldn't be used to subsidize the venue price and venue selection only considered price and convenience for the IETF goers and not a host. Too bad the IETF hasn't been able to figure out a different business model. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf