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Re: Congestion control

2000-12-14 17:20:04
Given that the overcrowding at this IETF was the worst ever, and really
interfered with work, not to mention the social event ...

Building on a previous suggestion:

* When you register for the IETF, you specify which WGs you are
  interested in in priority order.

* Simultaneously WG Chairs submit lists of people who are active.  This
  includes chairs for new WGs and BOFs.

* The agenda and room assignments coalesce based in part on expected
  attendance -- this probably continues to require hand-crafting.

* Software magically takes registrant WG preferences and fills rooms,
  giving priority to those who have been active (purely according to WG
  chairs).  Once a room is full no one is added.  OK, this is the
  cruddiest part, but leave the details for now.

* People receive mail saying which WGs they have been granted access to.
  They can apply for more, but they probably won't get in, which means
  there is a strong incentive to have specific reasons why they want to
  go to the IETF when they register in the first place.

* When they come to the IETF their packets contain not only a receipt
  (the point being that the packets are already individualized) but an
  authenticated (anything, a little ink stamp, even) schedule, which
  they have to show at the meeting room door to get in the room.

* "Standby" entry is allowed if there are seats not taken 5 minutes
  before the meeting starts.


Details can be explored based on what you think of this in principle.

...Scott



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