On 11/08/2012 14:07, JOHNSON, ALASTAIR (ALASTAIR) wrote: >> There were 10 participants from Australia and 4 participants from New >> Zealand at the last IETF meeting. There was interest to have the IETF in >> New Zealand. I guess that it was considered as difficult to convince the >> cookie-eating mob that it was a good location. > > I understand that New Zealand was felt to be too expensive[1] and the travel > was too far for many[2]. NZ also suffers from a lack of conference facilities > that are functional *and* have suitable accommodation near them to fit the > IETF size.
The venue that was actually proposed was big enough (I did the maths) and surrounded by hotels. Travel cost and duration was an issue, for sure. Brian > As much as I'd like to have NZ as a venue, since I could visit my family... > > aj > A New Zealander, but not living in NZ. Vaguely affiliated with people who > looked into hosting IETF in NZ. > [1] NZ is surprisingly expensive for hotel accommodation in the major cities, > and transport can be expensive or difficult. Flights can also be difficult > since there isn't mass competition into the country unless you're trying to > jump the Tasman. > [2] 3 hours to East Cost AU, 10+ hours to Asia[3], 13+ hours to US, 24+ hours > to Europe. Travel times would really hurt here. > [3] For the bits of Asia that are directly connected (JP, SG, HK, CN, KR). If > you need to connect (e.g. India) you could be looking at 20+ hours too. >
