Martin, Speaking just for myself: I'm not discouraged by the discussions. On the contrary, working on improving our meeting experience is an interesting challenge. You are correct that it isn't possible to make everyone happy and that expectations and experiences vary, but that doesn't mean we can't work on some specific areas. 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 On Fri, 17 Sep 2010, Martin Rex wrote: > The ongoing discussion on IAOC-related issues of meeting venue problems > on the IETF discussion list may not be a charming motivator for new > volunteers for IAOC positions. :-/ > > Some of the complaints I've heard sound reasonable/plausible, but > what host and IAOC would probably need to start addressing issue > is sketches of clear and practical solution approaches to try > experimental remedies as soon as possible. Dividing and conquering > the pool of alleged problems would probably help budgeting > remedy experiments in matter of resource requirements (time and money) > and in order to obtain feedback from the IETF community whether > a "proposed fix" is worth exploring and its priority. > > It is likely neither possible to please everyone, or to assign every > problem topmost priority. Scratching itches individually in > managable quantities may prevent the morale of IAOC volunteers, > which may have crashed through the floor by now, from dropping out > of sight and out of reach... ;-) > > > -Martin > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf