Andy: > On 03/16/2012 01:35 PM, Sam Hartman wrote: >> >> IAOC> QUESTION: What do you think about doing a Beer and Gear >> IAOC> style of event on an evening that does not conflict with other >> IAOC> IETF activities? >> >> I think that hallway conversations, private meetings and other >> activities that people have already filled Sunday after the >> reception,Monday, Thursday and Friday with are more important. I think >> this would make an already crowded event more crowded and while it might >> be useful would detract from other more important uses of the time. >> So, I am not generally supportive of this idea. > > NANOG has network operators as the audience but the IETF has a more mixed audience. > I support ideas to raise money, and I would go to this event, out of curiosity. > I'm not looking to buy any networking equipment though. > > I would actually like more lunch-time lectures and discussions. > (Maybe M, T, and Th so WG Chairs lunch on W does not conflict). > Perhaps vendors or researchers would be willing to make a donation > to get one of those lunch slots? Yes. We need to make sure that lunch-time events do not interfere with the IETF meeting. For the last few years, ISOC has an event on Tuesday, the WG Chairs meet on Wednesday, and the Host presents on Thursday. That does leave Monday for a sponsor slot. Since we did not have a host until very late in the game for Paris, a sponsor was given the Thursday lunch slot. Now that we have a host, and Thursday is gone, we have given the host the Monday lunch slot. So, there are no more slots in Paris. But is also shows that we could probably get sponsorship dollars for the Monday lunch slot on an ongoing basis. Russ