> On 2 May 2018, at 9:43 am, John C Klensin <john-ietf@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > --On Wednesday, May 2, 2018 08:35 +1000 Mark Nottingham > <mnot@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On 2 May 2018, at 7:14 am, John C Klensin <john-ietf@xxxxxxx> >> wrote: > >>> Given the above (and implicitly incorporating at least some >>> of > Alissa's comments), do you believe it is necessary and > >>> appropriate that we change our procedures to give parents >>> with > small children (and possibly other groups with special >>> issues) > priority on bookings in the meeting hotel? > >> It seems like we could borrow from common practice on public >> transport; if you're pregnant / with small children / >> mobility-challenged (permanently or temporarily), you get >> access to a separate hotel booking block / preferred seating >> in the meeting rooms. > > Mark, > > Again, I was trying to ask whether people thought this was > desirable and appropriate, not how to do it if that conclusion > were reached. Your suggestion is about the (or at least an) > obvious way to do it if that conclusion were reached. Then please consider my answer as a "yes". > That said, an observation to save others, especially IAOC > members, time. While I'm pleased that it has apparently not > been a problem for Montreal, we seem to routinely have > complain-fests about the main hotel room block selling out > almost as soon as reservations open. Now think about the effect > of reserving a block of unknown but probably large size (because > we don't have even a rough estimate of how many people would > want to use it) on that sometimes already-tight situation and be > careful what you wish for. I find it difficult to respond to these potential effects without returning to a discussion of "how to do it." If I were to do so, my suggestion would be to start small and gather data. Cheers, -- Mark Nottingham https://www.mnot.net/
