On 10/1/2014 7:43 AM, IETF Chair wrote: > Early Bird Fee $650 to $700, or 8% ... > The cause for the increase is a trend in rising costs. Merely as a matter of normal due diligence, I suggest having the proposal include a comparison against industry-wide meeting cost trends, so that the IETF increase can be considered in terms of participant fees at similar types of meetings for other groups. In other words, does the increase for IETF attendees match the kinds of increases being seen at other meetings? d/ -- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking bbiw.net