>>>>> "Michael" == Michael StJohns <mstjohns@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Michael> What I'm looking for in a meeting location is a venue with
Michael> both formal and informal meeting spaces where I stand a
Michael> good chance of having a good technical discussion with
Michael> random people at pretty much any time of the day or night -
Michael> that's my view of what has contributed to the IETF's
Michael> success over the years. (Although the marathon session for
Michael> the first draft of the Host Requirements document was
Michael> probably stretching it) That generally means a central
Michael> large hotel with attached conference space with access to
Michael> non-hotel food and drink in close proximity.
+1
The hotel bars in:
- Minneapolis
- Chicago (sorta)
- DC (all three meetings)
- Atlanta
- Vancouver
- Memphis
- San Francisco (2004)
were very good for this.
The lack of clear canonical bars in:
- Vienna
- Montreal (both times)
- Phildelphia (I think)
were problems. I reserve judgement on Prague (smoke), and on Pittsburgh
and Dallas, because I can't recall. The rest I either wasn't there, or
I simply can't recall.
Michael> With respect to tourism, at different times in my career,
Michael> I've had different interests in the IETF. Currently, I'm
Michael> down to only a few WGs that I follow and as of the last
Michael> meeting, none that I'm currently contributing to.
Michael> Considering that I'm now consulting as my main activity and
Michael> paying for this on my own dime, I expect that my ratio of
Michael> tourism to attendance will be somewhat skewed towards
Michael> tourism, but wouldn't expect the IETF to cater to that. My
Michael> prime interest is still technical interaction and
Michael> discussion.
+1 on all points here.
Michael> I don't know how to categorize Maastricht vs Minneapolis
Michael> except to say that air connectivity is better to
Michael> Minneapolis and the meeting venue has more of what I'm
Michael> looking for in an IETF setup - and I can't see any way to
Michael> indicate that on your survey.
I also have no problem with Minneapolis, and I really do want to take
the train there...
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