On 02/05/2018 11:58, Mark Nottingham wrote: > > >> 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. Makes sense. So it seems reasonable to lay a duty on IASA to consider child care, without being prescriptive at this time. Brian
