Re: Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-12-04 Thread Martin Hannigan
Forget what I said about Vegas. I was looking at it from a cost perspective. One item of note, the cost to attend the conference is the same no matter where the venue. I am sure some venues are less expensive than others. Maybe pricing should be based on the location. There have been

RE: Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-12-04 Thread Christian Nielsen
:[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 attend the conference is the same

Re: Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-12-04 Thread Pete Templin
Randy Bush wrote: Don Welch, Merit Network wrote: Reducing to two meetings per year means we lose some economy of scale and would have to raise the price further. Regardless, we looked at this option and the SC felt there was a need for 3 meetings per year - so here we are. this statement is

Re: Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-12-03 Thread Patrick W. Gilmore
On Nov 30, 2006, at 5:01 PM, Christian Nielsen wrote: 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

Re: Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-12-03 Thread Stephen Wilcox
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 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

Re: Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-12-02 Thread Steve Gibbard
On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Steve Meuse wrote: Joe Abley expunged ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): I think this is definitely something worth pursuing (although I'm going to display my ignorance of the US now and confess that I don't know what the top 10 markets are). They are also referred to as the NFL

Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-11-30 Thread Chris Malayter
What is the cause of attendance drop off? We seem to be treating the symptoms extensively. Indeed. I have heard lots of handwaving about why attendance might be down, but few ideas that are amenable to quantitative analysis. Several possible reasons are being attended to, however (e.g.

Re: Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-11-30 Thread Chris Malayter
I would support a reoccurring meeting in june at a common location. However, I would highly object to ann arbor. I would think Chicago would be ideal for travel and merit considerations. (Not just saying that because I live in Chicago) Chicago O'hare is one of the largest airports in the

Re: Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-11-30 Thread Betty Burke
Hi everyone: For months now I have been trying to work on a hotel deal for Chicago. The problem is, we need to start 2 years before we need the space...Ann Arbor does not have a location big enough for NANOG... but we do have space in near-by Dearborn/Detroit...:? Finding a sponsor or two

Re: Reasons for attendance drop off

2006-11-30 Thread Lucy Lynch
On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Joe Abley wrote: On 30-Nov-2006, at 17:15, Betty Burke wrote: We should all remember though... the Top 10, including Chicago, will be a bit more expensive, hotel contracts, and room rates to all of you. I wonder whether we're looking at this the wrong way round. Given