I should point out that Canada has most of the logistical advantages the usa enjoys, while imposing quite a bit less visa pain.
- Tim
On Sep 5, 2010 3:39 PM, "Andrew G. Malis" <agmalis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've been to several conferences at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in
> Waikiki. Both the hotel and the attached convention center are large
> enough to host several IETFs simultaneously.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 11:08 PM, Glen Zorn <gwz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hadriel Kaplan [mailto://HKaplan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] writes:
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> >
>>> > Why Kauai? You list detailed reasons why Hawaii is logical and
>>> > solves for many of the problems, but you don't say why this island.
>>>
>>> Because it's the nicest, obviously. :)
>>
>> I strongly disagree: the leeward coast of Maui (in particular, Kihei &
>> south) is far better. Kauai is way too rainy...
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> >
>>> >> We can even rotate islands if people get bored.
>>> >
>>> > Well, there are extensive conference facilities on Oahu, the Big
>>> > Island, Maui, and Kauai. I have no information as to if they would
>>> > work for a group of our size and with our need for breakout rooms.
>>>
>>> I used to attend IEEE 802 and they met in Kauai (Grand Hyatt in Poipu)
>>> every few years, but they were a smaller group. There aren't many
>>> restaurants nearby, but I certainly don't remember anyone ever
>>> complaining about it. ;)
>>
>> 3GPP2 used to (still does?) meet in Wailea every December. Although that is
>> also a much smaller group than the IETF, the hotels dwarfed it so it might
>> be possible to find a reasonable venue for the IETF. However, I think that
>> this is just an idle fantasy: the IETF has too much moral fiber to meet
>> someplace that might actually be fun ;-).
>>
>>>
>>> -hadriel
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> I've been to several conferences at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in
> Waikiki. Both the hotel and the attached convention center are large
> enough to host several IETFs simultaneously.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 11:08 PM, Glen Zorn <gwz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hadriel Kaplan [mailto://HKaplan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] writes:
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> >
>>> > Why Kauai? You list detailed reasons why Hawaii is logical and
>>> > solves for many of the problems, but you don't say why this island.
>>>
>>> Because it's the nicest, obviously. :)
>>
>> I strongly disagree: the leeward coast of Maui (in particular, Kihei &
>> south) is far better. Kauai is way too rainy...
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> >
>>> >> We can even rotate islands if people get bored.
>>> >
>>> > Well, there are extensive conference facilities on Oahu, the Big
>>> > Island, Maui, and Kauai. I have no information as to if they would
>>> > work for a group of our size and with our need for breakout rooms.
>>>
>>> I used to attend IEEE 802 and they met in Kauai (Grand Hyatt in Poipu)
>>> every few years, but they were a smaller group. There aren't many
>>> restaurants nearby, but I certainly don't remember anyone ever
>>> complaining about it. ;)
>>
>> 3GPP2 used to (still does?) meet in Wailea every December. Although that is
>> also a much smaller group than the IETF, the hotels dwarfed it so it might
>> be possible to find a reasonable venue for the IETF. However, I think that
>> this is just an idle fantasy: the IETF has too much moral fiber to meet
>> someplace that might actually be fun ;-).
>>
>>>
>>> -hadriel
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Ietf mailing list
>>> Ietf@xxxxxxxx
>>> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
>>
>>
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>> Ietf@xxxxxxxx
>> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
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