Re: Meeting Venue Preference Survey

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At the risk of turning this into a string of competing anectdotes


It turned into that long ago. In terms of the tone in these discussions, folk continue to believe that their personal experiences are relevant for deciding logistics policy in choosing IETF meetings.

Unfortunately, such folk constitute a remarkably skewed sample of what is typically touted as the target population of IETF attendees.

The premise to these anecdotes appears to be that IETF meetings are designed for people who have:

  * hefty corporate travel funding        -- so money is largely no object
  * extensive travel experience           -- therefore accepting requirements
                                             to handle complex travel details
  * frequent travel schedules             -- so extraneous, 1/2-day incremental
                                             time and cost doesn't mean much
  * a full week at the meeting            -- so remote locations have minor
                                             impact
  * a desire to use meetings for tourism  -- which is more important than venue
                                             convenience or reliability
  * complete lack of empathy for anyone not fitting into this category

"Lack of empathy" is typically being demonstrated by overt hostility, but certainly dismissive handwaves. The concerns of others simply do not matter and are to be classed as petty, naive, or the like.

It's difficult to imagine a more elitist demographic, particular for a community that has been predicated on diversity and inclusiveness.

At the least, the IETF should be honest and re-cast its community culture as being tailored for well-funded professional meeting goers...

d/
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  Dave Crocker
  Brandenburg InternetWorking
  bbiw.net
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