RE: meeting in the Dominican Republic

2007-02-26 Thread Christian Nielsen
One other item to think about, getting Visas to the US is not as easy for people from some countries. Maybe this is why you saw an increase in Canada. http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newid=35191&subcategory_id=96 "Among the major reasons why travelers are not coming to the U.S.: concerns

RE: meeting in the Dominican Republic

2007-02-26 Thread Christian Nielsen
Is the question really, should NANOG be held outside the US/Canada? I put the answer to that as Yes. There is no reason why NANOG should continue to be held in the US/Canada. As for 'getting' approval, why should it matter if NANOG is held in St. Louis, Toronto or the DR? Maybe people worried a

RE: Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-12-04 Thread Christian Nielsen
nnigan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 11:56 AM To: Christian Nielsen Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Reasons for attendance drop off > > Forget what I said about Vegas. I was looking at it from a cost > perspective. > > One item of note, the cost to

RE: Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-12-04 Thread Christian Nielsen
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Reasons for attendance drop off Stephen Wilcox wrote: >On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 06:49:36PM -0500, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: > > >>On Nov 30, 2006, at 5:01 PM, Christian Nielsen wrote: >> >> >> >>>If the issue is to s

RE: Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-11-30 Thread Christian Nielsen
If the issue is to save costs for the attendees, IMHO the best place would be Las Vegas during the non-peak travel dates. Nanog Starts on Sundays and goes to Wednesdays. Flights into and out of Vegas are not as full going in on Sunday and out on Wednesday. Lots of Hotels Lots of Airlines Chica

RE: Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-11-30 Thread Christian Nielsen
On the surface, I don’t think Hawaii is a bad idea. But... You might get the wrong type of people attending: Hi, I would like to attend Nanog in Toronto Canada during the middle of the winter, is that ok? Yes sure, that is a very important meeting for you. Or Hi, I would like to attend Nanog o