RE: [802SEC] +++SEC MOTION+++802 Plenary network expenditures
Other points
1)not all of the properties we use even offer broadband
connections from guest rooms
2)a connection from the guest room is not the same as
constant avalability from the meeting rooms during
working hours
3)a connction from the guest room to the internet does
little/nothing in terms of access to our meeting servers.
All in all, I think we need the service and I think that
our meeting registration fees are VERY reasonable in
comparison to IETF and other bodies ...
Regards,
Carl
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grow, Bob [mailto:bob.grow@intel.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 4:59 PM
> To: Paul Nikolich; Stevenson, Carl R (Carl); Bill
> Quackenbush; IEEE 802
> SEC; Paul Nikolich
> Subject: 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
>