Could we have an idea of how much did a participant spend in Minneapolis ?
I live in Mauritius and I am sure we could find a very good hotel over here
at much lower prices than in Europe or America.
We are bilingual (English and French) so communication will hardly be a
problem.
The weather is lovely throughout the year except for a few weeks in Summer.
The Govt of Mauritius is working seriously on a Cybercity project which is
quite likely to materialise in a few months and if approached would
certainly help in finding a host.
Baree
-----Original Message-----
From: Melinda Shore <mshore(_at_)cisco(_dot_)com>
To: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: Deja Vu
with air fares as illogical as they are, it
isn't even a cost issue.
The cost thing is, I think, misleading. Having
had the experience of having to go to many ETSI
meetings, I've found that apart from a few
incredibly expensive cities it's generally cheaper
to go to Europe than it is to travel in the US.
Airfares really are not that much more expensive (and
can be about the same during the winter and spring)
and hotels and food tend to be less expensive. Plus,
there's that strong-American-dollar thing (for the
moment ...). The drawbacks are that it tends to look
to the beancounters like a junket, and for those
originating in the US and travelling west to east morning
sessions can be pretty painful.
Melinda