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Re: IETF Meetings - High Registration Fees

2002-03-18 07:50:03
Paul Robinson wrote:
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1. More money will be raised - Cisco et al are going to send their people 
regardless, and the point where they do not see it as being economically 
viable to do so is going to be quite high

That's an interesting assertion, but it isn't true. The decline in IETF 
attendance
since the economic downturn started is across the board - large companies are
just as sensitive to meeting costs as small companies or individuals. The whole
idea of tiered prices is based on a massive misunderstanding of the way 
companies
manage expenses.

   Brian