On Wed, 16 Dec 2015, Melinda Shore wrote:
I don't know what Usenix is doing these days but back
when I was heavily involved we always seemed to find
hotels that could accommodate most attendees. But, they
had a very, very skilled professional meeting organizer
on staff rather than relying on a committee of volunteers.
Melinda
Just on your final point: The IETF does not solely "rely on
a committee of volunteers," we use a very skilled professional
meeting organizer called AMS, aka the IETF Secretariat.
Ole