----- Original Message ----- From: "Ole Jacobsen" <ole@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Iljitsch van Beijnum" <iljitsch@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Harald Tveit Alvestrand" <harald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "IETF Discussion" <ietf@xxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 6:09 PM Subject: Re: IETF 78 Annoucement > I don't know why you think moving the meeting to June will make more > facilities available in Europe. July-August is the traditional > vacation season and hence "off season" for conferences. Precisely, and if facilities include travel, which for me as a potential participant they do, then yes, more is available. When last I used Schipol, it was for a July meeting and, for a one hop flight to another European country, I was told to check in three hours beforehand. This was before the security scares, when a one hour check-in would be lengthy. When I asked why so long, I was told never to use Schipol at a weekend in July; holiday season, always a nightmare. And it was; the check-in queue is etched in my brain still. So May, delightful, June, pleasant, July, nightmare. I wonder if that is why RIPE meet in May. Tom Petch > The extreme > example might be IETF in Paris which one could argue suffered slightly > from the fact that Paris was basically "closed for vacation" at that > time, but I am sure it made it easier to get the convention center > and hotel and probably cheaper too. And the "closed" condition didn't > seem to cause anyone to starve etc. > > Ole > > Ole J. Jacobsen > Editor and Publisher, The Internet Protocol Journal > Cisco Systems > Tel: +1 408-527-8972 Mobile: +1 415-370-4628 > E-mail: ole@xxxxxxxxx URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj > _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf