At 13:30 13/12/2000 -0800, Lane Patterson wrote:
This has likely been proposed previously, but I would like to
raise the topic of mapping adequate conf rooms to WGs and BOFs.
I have now attended 3 WGs that had to turn away attendees due
to extreme lack of space, and several others that had plenty of
extra unutilized space.
Would the IETF organizers consider requesting WG/BOF attendance
plans upon registration? Are there other suggestions for
improvement in this process?
The biggest improvement would be if people could sign up for the meetings 2
years in advance, so that we could book big enough meeting facilities.
The assignment to rooms is based on the WG/BOF chairs' estimates of
attendance. Getting better estimates would help - but this would have to be
done entirely automagically if it were to help the (small) secretariat
staff, and be filled in correctly.
Anyone volunteering to write/host the data entry pieces of this, so that we
can test it at a forthcoming IETF?
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