On Aug 3, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Mary Barnes wrote: > Instead, I think we should ensure that future venues have adequate space for both circulating between meeting rooms and for side conversations. Just to be clear: you would rather that we pay higher meeting fees in exchange for that adequate space? > I suggest that you could cut the cookie budget if funds really are the only reason this wouldn't be done. That is one way to pay for the extra space; it might not be so popular in this particular crowd. --Paul Hoffman