RE: [802SEC] +++SEC MOTION+++802 Plenary network expenditures
Vote = approve
As a sanity check, this works out at $7.50/day (1000, 4-day attendance) to $13.33/day (750, 3-day attendance). That is comparable to typical hotel broadband connection rates. We should remember not all of our attendees take advantage of the service and for them our networking expenditures are simply raising the costs of attending the meeting.
--Bob Grow
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Nikolich [mailto:paul.nikolich@att.net]
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 12:13 PM
To: Stevenson, Carl R (Carl); 'Bill Quackenbush'; IEEE 802 SEC; Paul
Nikolich
Subject: [802SEC] +++SEC MOTION+++802 Plenary network expenditures
Dear SEC members,
This is a 15 day SEC email ballot to make a determination by SEC motion to
authorize an increase in the amount budgeted for network services. See the
specific motion wording below.
Moved by Bill Quackenbush
Seconded by Carl Stevenson
The email ballot opens on Friday June 6th 4PM ET and closes Saturday June
21st, 2003 4PM ET.
Please direct your responses to the SEC reflector with a CC directly to me
(p.nikolich@ieee.org).
Regards,
- Paul Nikolich
MOTION
That the budget for the network at a LMSC Plenary session be increased
from $25k to $30k with a maximum expenditure of $33k/session and that the
LMSC is authorized to enter into a multi-session contract contract for the
configuration, operation and management of said network subject to the
above budget and expenditure limits.
MOVED: Bill Qauckenbush
SECOND: Carl Stevenson
RATIONALE (per BillQ's original email):
All,
Given the 30% increase in Plenary session attendance from 11/02 to 3/03 and
even greater projected attendance at the 7/03 and 11/03 Plenary sessions,
the $25k/Pleanry session budget networking does not appear to be enough.
Given the load and dependence a number of the WGs are placing on the Plenary
session network, I believe that we need more bandwidth to the outside world
and we need full-time professional network management.
We had a single T1 to the outside world at DFW which was clearly not enough
and for which we likely set a world record for sustained load. We are
working on 4xT1 for SF with a cost of something like $8k.
We are also talking with I.D.E.A.L. Technologies about a contract to
configure, operate and manage the network on a full-time basis.
To that end I make the following motion.
That the budget for the network at a LMSC Plenary session be increased from
$25k to $30k with a maximum expenditure of $33k/session and that the LMSC is
authorized to enter into a multi-session contract contract for the
configuration, operation and management of said network subject to the
above budget and expenditure limits.
Thanks,
wlq