Ole Jacobsen wrote:
Dave,
Not wishing to speak for Ray, let me give some general observations:
1. IETF meetings require BOTH a suitable venue (meeting rooms) AND a
host organization.
Sorry, but it has been demonstrated that a host is not required.
It has further been demonstrated that the host (or, rather, the sponsor) does
not have to be co-resident with venue.
2. The host organization have a large say in location (city)
selection, for a number of reasons. We are going to Philadelphia
because that is where the HQ of our host is located, for example.
This has been the classic model, yes, but recently has been considerably
loosened.
3. While "isolated" venues may be "problematic", there is always a
tradeoff between a suitable venue (again meeting rooms) and its
distance to nearby hotels and other facilities. In the case of
Dublin, it is anticipated that most attendees will stay in the
main hotel. Having only been party to some of the discussions
around this particular venue I can only say that CityWest was
considered to be by far the best alternative --- in Dublin.
Hence the question about priorities. Start with declaring Dublin the venue and
it well might be true that this is the best venue. Start with a requirement
that the venue have ample resources within walking distance and Dublin well
might be disqualitied.
It's all about priorities.
And no, I would not have queried if I hadn't felt that attendee convenience
were
not the priority that should be highest, but that it appears not to have been
for the Dublin event.
d/
--
Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
bbiw.net
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