On Wed, 16 Dec 2015, Melinda Shore wrote: > I don't know what Usenix is doing these days but back > when I was heavily involved we always seemed to find > hotels that could accommodate most attendees. But, they > had a very, very skilled professional meeting organizer > on staff rather than relying on a committee of volunteers. > > Melinda Just on your final point: The IETF does not solely "rely on a committee of volunteers," we use a very skilled professional meeting organizer called AMS, aka the IETF Secretariat. Ole