Beer and Gear

I think this would be a good idea. I have attended a number of the NANOG events 
and always found I can talk to vendors on a technical level. Additionally, it 
provides a convivial forum for attendees to get together and talk to each 
other. I don’t think it would detract from other IETF events and to be honest, 
most large events manage to co-exist with a multiplicity of sponsors. I am 
thinking of events like NANOG, MAAWG etc.

Mike