When to announce a new mailing list on ietf-announce?

2005-10-22 Thread Dave Crocker
I'm not convinced that non-WG lists should be announced in a formal way, but it would certainly be dumb to create a list and tell nobody. If it is ok to create a list under ietf.org, it ought to be ok to announce it on ietf-announce. If it is ok to announce such lists, it ought to be ok to

IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria - Process and Openness

2005-10-22 Thread JORDI PALET MARTINEZ
Some new/reworded text: A site report for the selected site is important for future planning. Similarly in the case of failed site decisions, possibly in an anonymous way such as X, Y, and Z were also considered but had to be postponed or abandoned due to lack of available space, sponsor

Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria

2005-10-22 Thread JORDI PALET MARTINEZ
Hi Dave, While I see your point, and certainly agree in some degree, I also think that any of the measures to look into who are primary contributors will turn to be unfair and subjective. In a so big community this kind of measurement will never work well, unless everyone has the right to speak

Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria

2005-10-22 Thread JORDI PALET MARTINEZ
Agree. Having organized some smaller meetings (up to 800-900 people), I know very well that this is a real situation and in most of the situations you need to book a venue at least 18 months in advance. Regards, Jordi De: Ed Juskevicius [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fecha: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:45:07

Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria

2005-10-22 Thread JORDI PALET MARTINEZ
Hi Jari, Just a couple of questions/clarifications here (rest in separate threads). Regarding the meals, the point is to make sure that the people have a place to have it, even if combined with on-site delivered food. I'm not sure if the document should talk about the exact schedule, but for

Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria - working environment, newbies, and country specific restrictions

2005-10-22 Thread JORDI PALET MARTINEZ
Hi Avri, While I personally agree with all this, I'm not sure we should go so far as strict MUST NOT ... Reading the rest of the comments, I think the conclusions are something like (not necessarily contiguous text in a single place in the document, so needs to be coherently integrated): The

IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria - accessibility

2005-10-22 Thread JORDI PALET MARTINEZ
I think is clear that we should add some text on this, such as: The venue should be well prepared in respect to accessibility conditions for the different able. Any comments ? Regards, Jordi The IPv6 Portal: http://www.ipv6tf.org Barcelona 2005 Global

Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria - weather conditions and related

2005-10-22 Thread JORDI PALET MARTINEZ
Hi all, I'm trying to summarize and comment the different threads that have received some input on this document during the last days. This is the 1st thread (others to follow), related to weather conditions for the venue. I think, reading the different comments, the conclusion is that: 1)

IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria - Other health risks

2005-10-22 Thread JORDI PALET MARTINEZ
Elwyn raised an interesting point in my opinion: Even if visas are not required, are there any health checks at immigration ? Would participants need vaccinations before attending ? My conclusion is: It should be considered as a handicap if there is any high risk of health impact for the

Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria

2005-10-22 Thread JORDI PALET MARTINEZ
Hi Elwyn, Thanks a lot for all your inputs (and same for the rest of contributors). I'm not sure to catch a couple of them: There is also the matter of break time refreshment provision.. succouring 1300 thirsty, half-starved nerds (sorry, IETFers) two or three times a day at a reasonable cost

Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria - weather conditions and related

2005-10-22 Thread Frank Ellermann
JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote: I'm not so sure about 1. Other comments ? Irrelevant as long as you're not planning an outdoor meeting, and if above 0° C won't cause avalanches (= your 2nd point). But smokers forced to meet outdoors could be a Bad Thing. ;-)

Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria - weather conditions and related

2005-10-22 Thread Adrian Farrel
1) Outdoor temperature during the meeting above 0 degrees Centigrade and below 40. My personal view is that 2 and 3 are very important, but I'm not so sure about 1. Other comments ? Jordi, I find it hard to believe that outside temperatures are that important especially considering the

Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria - transport

2005-10-22 Thread John Loughney
Jordi, This is over specifying, IMO. I'd simply say that: Locations should be near a major airport with sufficient local transportation. John From: JORDI PALET MARTINEZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/22 Sat PM 06:16:44 EEST To: ietf@ietf.org ietf@ietf.org Subject: IETF Meeting Venue

Re: Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria

2005-10-22 Thread John Loughney
Dave, Jordi, I think this is a non-issue. If participants are motivated, they will show-up. If their employer values their work, they will cover the meeting costs. Other SDOs have more extensive travel destinations than the IETF, and participants in those organizations cope. The IETF is an

Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria - Other health risks

2005-10-22 Thread John Loughney
I believe this to be over specification, I don't think we should cover this. From: JORDI PALET MARTINEZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/22 Sat AM 03:16:37 EEST To: ietf@ietf.org ietf@ietf.org Subject: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria - Other health risks Elwyn raised an interesting

Re: Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria - weather conditions

2005-10-22 Thread John Loughney
Jordi, All of the points, IMO, are over specifying the issues. I wouldn't really care to see any of these points documented. John From: JORDI PALET MARTINEZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/22 Sat AM 03:05:59 EEST To: ietf@ietf.org ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection

Re: Re: IETF Meeting Venue Selection Criteria

2005-10-22 Thread John Loughney
Dave, Is that hope for future participation by new attendees an acceptable basis for making venue choices that hurt current participation by primary contributors? What is the evidence that we will not gain that new participation without hurting current participation by primary