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Thomas,
I suspect the process is something like contacting the
major hotel chains with a question like "Where can you accommodate x people with
y meeting rooms at a rate of no more than $z/night for these dates ...". Since
802.3 seems to be asking this question 5 weeks or so prior to the meeting, I
would guess that available venues are limited and this is how we end up in
second tier cities.
I wonder if we would have more options if we would plan
further ahead. It seems like 802.1 always has locations locked in months in
advance for their interim meetings.
Regards,
Steve
Steve:
Yes, to me our venue choices seem
to miss the obvious:
The use of central locations (Hub Airports) such as
Chicago, Denver,
and Dallas. Hub airports provide one hop flight service
for most members
in the US and even many of our international collegues.
This saves time
and money.
Thomas Dineen
Ali Ghiasi
wrote:
Steve
Thank you for finding a space for us to meet in September.
I
do have few suggestions for future. In cases where you can't secure
the
primary destination then your should consider a location where most
people live
(N. Cal the home of UC Berkeley, Stanford, etc) or a central
location
(like Denver) all with direct flight from every major city.
A central location is very desirable when you have to travel with no
food or water.
Thanks,
Ali
Steve Carlson wrote:
Colleagues,
The September Interim will be
held in Knoxville, TN. We were unable to find
a suitable venue in
eastern Canada, since it is high season there and our
meeting
requirements are challenging to many hotels.
Knoxville is the home
of the University of Tennessee and is located near the
Great Smokey
Mountains. IEEE 802.3 will be the meeting host and a meeting
fee will
be collected on-site.
Hilton Knoxville
501 West Church Avenue
Knoxville, Tennessee
United States 37902-2591
Tel:
+1-865-523-2300 Fax: +1-865-525-6532
Please see http://www.ieee802.org/3/interims/knoxville_1_0906.html
for
complete meeting information and the link to the hotel's IEEE
booking site.
The room block cut-off is September 1, 2006.
Reservations made after that
time will be on an as-available basis.
The meeting plan is posted on the Website and was developed by the
TF and SG
Chairs. Please contact the appropriate TF or SG Chair
if you have questions
about a specific group.
Regards,
Steve
Steven B. Carlson
Executive Secretary, IEEE
802.3 Working Group
http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/3/index.html
President
High Speed Design, Inc.
11929 NW Old Quarry Road
Portland, OR 97229
503.626.4206
scarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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