On 8/24/2011 5:50 AM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote: ... > Come on, folks, let's be honest: all-in-one conference hotels, and > hotels connected to conference centers, charge exorbitant amounts of > money for the convenience of sleeping in close proximity to the meeting > rooms. Thanks to tips from other cost-conscious IETFers, I was able to > find hotels costing $100 (IETF 81) and $170 (IETF 82) a night cheaper > than the official venue. Sure, I have to walk for five minutes to get > back and forth to the meeting rooms, but that seems like a small price > to pay. If you don't like the recommended hotels, vote with your feet. Unfortunately, since the meeting fees are tied to the block occupancy (via conference room charges, etc.), this puts us in a double-bind situation: the smaller the block, the higher the other fees. This is the concern that I expressed during the plenary in QC, that because of exorbitant hotel rates (and consequent lack of occupancy) the meeting fees would themselves become exorbitant to compensate, the end result being that major corporate support would be mandatory for attendants: independents, academics and even employees of small companies need not apply. I hope we don't want to go there... > > Peter > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf