On Aug 9, 2010, at 2:48 AM, Simon Josefsson wrote: > Michael Richardson <mcr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >>>>>>> "Michael" == Michael StJohns <mstjohns@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> Michael> Fred said this much more eloquently than I could. >> >> Michael> On the IETF78 attendees list there's been a lot of >> Michael> discussion about where to meet - with the primary >> Michael> consideration seeming to be "pretty and small". I may be >> Michael> in the minority, but I'd really rather the IETF go places >> Michael> where the ability to "get work done" is the primary >> Michael> consideration. >> >> Yeah, I'm all for meeting in Europe once a year, but does it have to be >> in the peak of Summer? Seriously. As long as I'm in a hotel conference >> centre all day, I might as well be north of the Artic Circle in November. > > +1. Peak of summer happens to be peak of vacation time for many > europeans, and making room for an IETF conference during vacation > periods can be difficult even if it is in the same continent. It sounds like you are suggesting not having a meeting during the summer at all, as opposed to not having it in Europe during the summer. Regards Marshall > > /Simon > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf