Actually this can be seen as an additional way to bring the sponsor "local" cost down. There are several factors:
1) We bring the overall cost down by adequate anticipated planning. 2) The potential host prefers to host in the place where they have better local support, is more convenient for them, or whatever. 3) The "monetary" contribution is the same in all the locations. 4) The local expenses, moving people, etc., get down because the sponsor is choosing the venue of their preference. At the end the venue selection is not biased by the cost difference, because the sponsor want to bring down (3), which actually could mean increase their "non-monetary" cost (4). The results is also better for all (even participants), because the logistics and local-planning is done more coherently. Regards, Jordi > De: Joel Jaeggli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Responder a: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Fecha: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:11:13 -0800 (PST) > Para: Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu> > CC: Ole Jacobsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "ietf@ietf.org" <ietf@ietf.org>, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Asunto: Re: Making IETF happening in different regions > > > On Thu, 23 Mar 2006, Keith Moore wrote: > >>> Except of course that many of the "US Sponsors" are in fact global >>> companies anyway. Think about the list of recent and future sponsors. >> >> sure, but the sponsors get some leeway in where meetings are held (since >> we're more likely to hold a meeting in an area where someone is willing to >> sponsor it), and one of the factors in a sponsor's decision is probably cost. >> so if we say to our potential sponsors, "sure you can host a meeting in city >> X, but you're going to have to pay for it as if it were in city Y", somehow >> that doesn't seem likely to fly. > > Bear in mind that potential sponsors like to host meetings where they > actually have local presence. Having people on the ground for months > before a meeting is a way better recipe for success then stagging it > somewhere else and installing it on friday before the meeting started. > > If you liked the network for this meeting bear in mind that the people > putting it together have been working on it since like october. > > joelja > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ietf mailing list >> Ietf@ietf.org >> https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf >> > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joel Jaeggli Unix Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] > GPG Key Fingerprint: 5C6E 0104 BAF0 40B0 5BD3 C38B F000 35AB B67F 56B2 > > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@ietf.org > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf ********************************************** The IPv6 Portal: http://www.ipv6tf.org Barcelona 2005 Global IPv6 Summit Slides available at: http://www.ipv6-es.com This electronic message contains information which may be privileged or confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information, including attached files, is prohibited. _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
