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So I guess you are saying that it is financially irresponsible for Dave Dwelley to host a conference and expect the WG members to help cover the expenses?
I will also point out to you that while your cheaper hotel across the street is providing you with your basic accommodations, it is the Hilton that is providing the meeting space and your cheaper hotel is not charging you for this service -- so for sure there will be a discrepancy in charges between the two. You might need to sign up for and attend Business 102 where they teach you that you get what you pay for -- or that you don't get what you don't pay for.
I'm happy to say that I booked my room at the Hilton and fully trust that the host has went through the effort to minimize the meeting cost by finding an appropriate meeting place with appropriate accommodations while also trying to meet cost goals.
Chad
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-stds-802-3-poep@IEEE.ORG on behalf of Thomas Dineen
Sent: Thu 4/10/2008 12:45 PM
To: STDS-802-3-POEP@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: Re: [8023-POEP] May Interim In Munich
Gentle People:
I will again remind you of your fiduciary responsibility
to your shareholders and customers to seek out and use
the lowest cost vendor or service provider. I am again
surprised that we are discussing this in that is is just
Business 101.
Thomas Dineen
Steve Carlson wrote:
>Colleagues,
>
>While Tom Dineen has provided an excellent list of transportation
>suggestions and extra things to do while in Munich, please book the group
>rate at the Hilton. The group rate partially offsets the high cost of
>meeting room rental.
>
>I realize that the Hilton meeting Website has been a trial to use. It has
>been a trial for our host, Dave Dwelley of Linear Technology. LTC has paid
>an extremely large advance deposit to the Hilton, and I would not want them
>to be assessed an attrition penalty due to the block not being met. Hosts
>play a vital role in our Interim sessions. I am grateful to all of ours for
>their efforts.
>
>In North America, meeting space is free with the room block. This is not
>true in many other parts of the world. The block helps to offset the meeting
>room costs and allows for the meeting registration fee to be manageable.
>
>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@hspdesign.com
>
>
>