Re: [802SEC] It doesn't have to be either or
A university lecture theatre is rather different from what we
understand as "theatre style" seating. The former has desk space; the
latter is just rows of seats. From what I remember of the University
of Twente, the lecture theatres were excellent places to hold meetings.
Regards
Tony
At 19:49 27/11/2007, Bob O'Hara (boohara) wrote:
>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
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List *****
>[mailto:STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG] On Behalf Of Pat Thaler
>Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 10:28 AM
>To: STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
>Subject: Re: [802SEC] It doesn't have to be either or
>
>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
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List *****
>[mailto:STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG] On Behalf Of Tony Jeffree
>Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:09 AM
>To: STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
>Subject: Re: [802SEC] It doesn't have to be either or
>
>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
>
>----------
>This email is sent from the 802 Executive Committee email reflector.
>This list is maintained by Listserv.
>
>----------
>This email is sent from the 802 Executive Committee email
>reflector. This list is maintained by Listserv.
----------
This email is sent from the 802 Executive Committee email reflector. This list is maintained by Listserv.