On Wed, 22 Sep 2010, Randall Gellens wrote: > At 6:39 PM +0200 9/22/10, Christer Holmberg wrote: > > > I think one question is: WHO is responsible for dealing with a specific > > "problem"? > > In most of the emails, people are only asking for reasonable access to > resources for solving the problem, not that someone else solve the problem. Speaking as a member of the IAOC (and not FOR the IAOC), I believe that our role, and certainly our goal, is to "pick a venue where we can have a successful and productive meeting". And yes, this does include considerations of transportation, hotels, restaurants and other resources. Do we always get this "right"? No. Does it usually involve some kind of tradeoff? Yes. > > As has been stated, some types of venues are inherently easier than others. > Certainly. Then there is the matter of availability for our fixed and announced dates, financial considerations, host vs no-host, and so on. I do agree, that at least in the long run we most likely could make this easier and more predictable by taking a number of steps which have already been outlined on this list. Ole _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf