--On Saturday, August 09, 2014 13:42 -0400 Ray Pelletier <rpelletier@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mary > > Thanks for the questions. > > There is construction at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, but > during IETF 91 there will be no construction Monday through > Thursday. Construction will resume on Friday. Ray, I hate to ask this question but how confident are you about those promises? Several of us have not-very-fond memories of what I assume was a large rotary hammer/ drill at the Fairmont (or several of them) but I'd assume the hotel would consider that "a little drilling" or "preparation for the next round of construction" not "construction". So (1) Do you have a clear agreement about what constitutes "construction" in the contract, ideally one that you would be willing to share with us? (2) If there is any ambiguity in that agreement, does the hotel, an outside contractor, or we get to decide whether something is "construction" or not? (Clearly we didn't have much useful input at the Fairmont because they were drilling/hammering all week). (3) Are the provisions of that agreement strong enough that, if the prohibition were violated, the hotel would feel serious pain, not just, e.g., the guarantee that we would never return and/or the need to discount a few rooms? Finally, if they are able to postpone construction for Monday-Thursday, what is the plan for the meetings, classes, and side-events that normally occur on Saturday and Sunday? We've been in hotels with "no construction during the meeting days" promises before when the pre-meeting weekend has been completely disrupted. Finally, has the IESG agreed to not schedule WG meetings for Friday? If not, what is the justification for an agreement that could result in its being impossible or at least terribly difficult for WGs scheduled on Friday to get work done? john