I forgot the exact name of the mailing list, but this is probably better
discussed on that "meetings" mailing list ?!:
If i remember correctly, there is all type of stupid meeting venues
pricing isues, whereby they force you to buy their potentially crappy
overpriced food and food service if you want to have a meeting.
Maybe at least in countries like the USA with more awarness, threre
is a way for participants/IETF to force at least better labelling or
other improvements by figuring out how to maybe better apply existing
laws (like for labelling) to the food.
IMHO, dietary restrictions would also be the most easy way for the IETF
to try to negotiate at least the ability to bring in food yourself int the
venue and consume it in public spaces. Usually, many social gathering
options in these venues disallows this, and that can be highly irritating
when yo have food restrictions.
Cheers
Toerless
On Sun, Mar 04, 2018 at 12:52:26PM -0500, Keith Moore wrote:
> On Mar 4, 2018, at 11:12 AM, Mary B wrote:
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> > Yeah, I know it was OT, but the food issue was in my face when I clicked on the website to read another organizations photography policy and right below that is how they handle allergies and they have the statement about providing an at venue contact. The photography issue was justified as getting us inline with how other conferences do it to be more female friendly. So, it was in my face, that after 10 years, I still can't eat snacks at breaks most times. I clearly have managed over the years, but it's a little irksome that we are becoming sensitive to other concerns (which are certainly valid), yet we don't consider it of concern that people can eat the food provided at meetings, which is partly covered (in a complex way since different hotels have different of charging for things - e.g., free rooms with X $s of food) by the roughly $120/day meeting fee.
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> Yes, this is a huge insult to every IETF participant with dietary restrictions. And it has gone on far too long.
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> Keith
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