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From: ecl@mtgzy.UUCP (Evelyn C. Leeper)
Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix
Subject: Re: Suggestion on USENIX scheduling
Message-ID: <3148@mtgzy.UUCP>
Date: 5 Feb 88 16:01:21 GMT
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Reply-To: ecl@mtgzy.UUCP (Evelyn C. Leeper)
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(A disagreement and a counter-suggestion)

Ken Mandelberg suggests that Usenix run Wednesday through Saturday rather than
Tuesday through Friday.  While this improves the siutation for those in schools
with Tueday/Thursday classes, it makes it next to impossible for observant Jews
to attend, since they need to leave before sundown Friday.  I have no idea what
the proportion of people this would affect in general; there are several people
where I work who would be affected.

Another consideration is those of us who are in the commercial world rather
than academia.  Many of us would not look kindly on being asked to work
on a weekend for no extra pay, and our companies would probably not want to pay
us overtime to go to Usenix.

And finally, those of us with families may feel that weekends are family-time
and work-related meetings like Usenix should not interfere.

Perhaps having the tutorials on Wednesday and Saturday, with the main sessions
not changed, would satisfy the most people.  On the other hand, those who stand
in the middle of the road get hit by trucks coming from both directions.

					Evelyn C. Leeper
					(201) 957-2070
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