When we introduced the day passes, part of the discussion revolved
around the observation that some number of people (I don't think
this has ever been "measured") attend for a day or less than a day
in order to participate in a specific working group session or even
just meet with other people. This has certainly been the case for
as long as I have been attending, Berlin will be my 80th (!) IETF
meeting.
Prior to the day pass program (and since we generally don't check
badges), there was no "honest" way to attend for just a single day.
Having Day Passes at least let's people attend for a day without
feeling guilty (whether they consume cookies or not).
Ole
Ole J. Jacobsen
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