Re: [802SEC] It doesn't have to be either or
The theater style question in the survey was specifically for seats with
no tables: "(i.e. setups with chairs-only, no tables)?"
Lecture hall style seating in campuses now often has tables for laptops.
We had that style seating for some of the interim meetings in Geneva and
no one complained. As long as the seating provides a place for laptops
and power I think we are fine.
Pat
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[mailto:STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG] On Behalf Of Bob O'Hara
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Since we are putting such weight on the survey response, recall that our
membership told us overwhelmingly that they did not want theater-style
venues. Certainly all of the larger WGs would require that for their
plenaries and larger task forces/groups in a university setting, as that
is how the lecture halls are put together.
-Bob
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[mailto:STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG] On Behalf Of Pat Thaler
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I think a university campus would be fine. I'm willing to sacrifice the
convenience of having most of the attendees in one or two hotels in
order to get a non-NA venue that works for us.
An important issue that needs to be addressed for a non-hotel based
meeting is transportation (unless we expect most of our attendees to be
in on-campus student accomodation) - the site should have good public
transit access. Geneva at the ITU worked well because people could
easily get from their hotels to the ITU by hopping on a tram or bus -
transit was even free there with an access card provided by your hotel.
The IETF in Vienna was at a conference center (one connected to the UN
facility there) next to a metro stop. Most attendees were scattered in
downtown hotels - again with easy access by the metro or tram.
Pat
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[mailto:STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG] On Behalf Of Tony Jeffree
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Mat -
I have indeed tried to take just such an active role in the past - on
that occasion we came up against apathy on the part of the target
hotel & the idea crashed and burned.
Any solutions in the UK are likely to be based around university
campuses as far as I can tell. If that sounds at all interesting I
will see what I can do with the contacts I have. But it would almost
certainly NOT involve accommodation in a single hotel - maybe not
even in a hotel at all (student accommodation for example). In the
days when I was doing ISO SC21 I went to several meetings that were
organized on that basis.
Regards,
Tony
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