RE: [802SEC] 802 Plenary registration fees
Howard, Be careful; the way you asked that questions folks were probably
thinking of something like a Maui meeting. While folks might be willing to
go $150-175 for someplace really special, I doubt they would be willing to
do that for every meeting. If you had asked what would be the average
amount you would choose to spend for a meeting hotel night you'd probably
get something closer to $100-125.
No question, times are tougher now than they were just a couple of years ago
and they may get worse before they get better. We need to tread lightly.
Thanx, Buzz
Dr. Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee
Boeing - SSG
PO Box 3707, M/S: 7M-FM
Seattle, WA 98324-2207
(425) 865-2443 Fx: (425) 865-6721
everett.o.rigsbee@boeing.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Howard Frazier [mailto:millardo@dominetsystems.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 10:18 PM
To: IEEE 802 SEC
Cc: scarlson@hspdesign.com; 802info
Subject: Re: [802SEC] 802 Plenary registration fees
Buzz,
Of course, every one wants a FEEEEE Lunch. Too bad
TANSTAAFL. Now that I see that lunch is important,
I want to dive in to the question in greater depth. The choices
you pose are all relevant.
I am hooked on this survey now. I just tabulated the responses
to the question:
The most I can justify for one night's hotel
accomodations at a meeting is (US $, before taxes, choose one):
and, the survey says.......
$50 0 responses
$75 0
$100 10
$125 28
$150 61
$175 17
$200 25
$225 1
$250 3
n/a 2
Seems like anything around $150 is acceptable, (the average is
$156) which is interesting because I have recently gotten a bunch of emails
telling me that "corporate policy is no more than $100/night"
More results to come as the late precincts and absentee ballots are
counted....
I expect everyone to take these results with a huge grain of salt. I ain't
gonna jump to no firmly held conclusions based on this survey. I
just thought I would share.
Howard
Rigsbee, Everett O wrote:
>Howard, Interesting numbers. It will be fun to try and figure out exactly
>what they mean. Here are some questions to ponder:
>
>1. Lunches run $15-20/person/day so you can swap the social for 1 day of
>lunch. Do folks want to do that or are they pretty happy with the
>do-your-own cash lunch deals which we do now and you have the option to do
a
>restaurant instead ?
>
>2. Are folks willing to ante up another $50 plus lose the social to get
>lunches all week (M-Th) ? or $75 and keep the social ?
>
>3. Or do we do frugal lunches (e.g. box, salad bar, soup, etc.) for less ?
>
>
>Maybe there's a way to collect and tabulate further survey data as part of
>our web reg process so we can resolve some of these points to more clarity.
>
>
>
>Thanx, Buzz
>Dr. Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee
>Boeing - SSG
>PO Box 3707, M/S: 7M-FM
>Seattle, WA 98324-2207
>(425) 865-2443 Fx: (425) 865-6721
>everett.o.rigsbee@boeing.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Howard Frazier [mailto:millardo@dominetsystems.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 9:13 PM
>To: IEEE 802 SEC
>Cc: scarlson@hspdesign.com; 802info
>Subject: Re: [802SEC] 802 Plenary registration fees
>
>
>Steve Carlson, Mike Takefman, Tony Jeffree, and I conducted a
>survey at our interim meetings in New Orleans. A copy
>of the survey is attached. I haven't had time to tabulate
>all of the responses yet, but this thread stimulated me to
>tabulate the responses to the question we asked about
>F&B. The results for this question are also attached.
>Please keep in mind that we explicitly stated that this survey
>applied only to our interim meetings, and that it was non-binding,
>but that we would use it to help us plan future interims.
>
> From the chart in meeting_survey.pdf, I conclude that:
>
>A) Continental breakfast, morning coffee service, lunch,
>and afternoon coffee service have overwhelming support. Our
>members really want these services to be provided.
>
>B) Afternoon snacks have slightly positive but equivocal support.
>
>C) Hot breakfasts, dinner, and a mid-week social reception have
>much more opposition than support. The first two seem obvious,
>but the third surprised me. I won't, not even for a femtosecond,
>suggest that this result reflects what all of 802 would say about
>the Wednesday social during a plenary week, but I would suggest
>that maybe it's time we asked the question. Socials are certainly a
>large expense, and maybe we'd be better off redirecting the money
>towards lunch. I find that it makes us more productive if every one
>can stay near the meeting rooms for lunch, and get back to
>the meetings quickly. The members we surveyed seem to agree.
>
>Overall, I think the survey went over well. From scanning
>the responses, it seems like people took it seriously, and
>gave it some careful thought. I know that it will help us plan our
>next interim.
>
>Howard
>
>