Re: [802SEC] Non NA venue selection for March 2011
I believe we are good to go, but you might want to show up this
afternoon at 4pm in Crockett if you have questions...
john
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Subject: Re: [802SEC] Non NA venue selection for March 2011
John
I assume that we are full-speed ahead on booking Macao in 2012?
Thanks.
James Gilb
John Hawkins wrote:
> Dear EC,
>
> Please find attached several files documenting the findings of site
> inspections carried out by Buzz, Paul and Dawn of the Singapore and
> Geneva venue proposals. I would draw your attention to the excel file
> which is an estimate of the costs for running an IEEE 802 plenary in
> both locations and comparing them to a "standard" NA venue estimate.
> It is a pretty numbers-intensive spreadsheet so you may want to look
> at the ppt file, as it summarizes the findings. We encourage you to
> discuss these with your working groups this week, and be prepared to
> act on this item at the closing EC meeting. The remaining docs are
> included as backup and we request these not be forwarded around beyond
> this list as they include pricing quotes from various properties.
>
> As you will note, the Singapore proposal benefits greatly from the
> incentives provided by the Marina Bay Sands, the Singapore Tourist
> Board, and the ready availability of meeting rooms and ample hotel
> rooms. The organizers have provided more information about their
> property which is being made available to the EC via your paper
> folders in the IEEE office. Please stop by and pick one up (and you
> get to keep the USB drive!).
>
> Geneva is still workable, but we feel it will require more planning to
> line up the logistics (especially hotel discounts that need to be
> negotiated with smaller, individual properties). This will also allow
> us to negotiate deals that are off-season, and are not affected by the
> proximity of another show filling up rooms in Geneva during March
2011.
>
> For these reasons, we are recommending we move forward with Singapore
> for the March 2011 slot, and continue to work on reducing the cost of
> Geneva in view of a July 2013 plenary slot. But we need to move
> forward with March 2011, so please become opinionated, and be prepared
> to vote on Friday.
>
> We (Buzz or I) are available to discuss this with you or your working
> groups should you find that useful.
>
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> <<nNA-PlenaryUpdateMotion-03.ppt>>
> <<WorkingBudgetSingapore-Geneva-02.xls>>
> <<Manotel-145709-Boeing-ITU-13.03.11.pdf>>
> <<GenevaHotel-Information-03.doc>> <<802-0311-MBS-Proposal-R6.pdf>>
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