Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!canstar!sonya From: sonya@canstar.UUCP (Sonya D. Neufer) Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix Subject: Re: W91 USENIX in retrospect Message-ID: <210@canstar.UUCP> Date: 5 Feb 91 17:08:17 GMT References: <1991Jan28.214313.29284@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com> <5051@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> <1991Feb1.153915.27056@scifi.uucp> <1991Feb04.073133.12601@looking.on.ca> <1991Feb4.193101.1481@mtxinu.COM> <1991Feb05.075920.7712@looking Reply-To: sonya@canstar.com (Sonya D. Neufer) Organization: Canstar Communications Lines: 18 In article <1991Feb05.075920.7712@looking.on.ca> brad@looking.on.ca (Brad Templeton) writes: >What I really wanted to say was that hotels can be far more flexible than >they pretend to be, and that USENIX might consider that. What specific ways might USENIX better consider how hotels are willing to be more flexible?? Don't forget to include the unseen factors in your suggestion. For Example, I have heard the suggestion that the USENIX "get-together" should be held outside the conference hotel. If this is done, then the hotel sees their income decrease and they will charge more for other items, such as meeting room space. As well, getting over 1,100 people to another location is not my idea of scheduling fun, much less cost reduction. I am sure USENIX would give full consideration to well thought out specific suggestions. Sonya