[council] Re: LA meeting

[John Crain <crain@icann.org>]

Philip,

THe horseshoe sounds like an inquisition style setup, could be fun:)

I'm not sure how flexible we are in setup, we have issues of space and
also camera angels etc.. also need to be taken into account.

I can ask the hotel but I expect imagination and flair will not be their
major skill sets.

At the moment I am more worried about squeezing maximum capacit out of the
available room.

If you are there the day before the meeting we can always take a look and
see if we can be creative.

It looks like this meeting is going to be a big one.

John


On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Philip Sheppard wrote:

> John, I understand that you have the unenviable task of the logistical arrangements for the next ICANN meeting. At its last meeting the Names Council agreed to a set of guidelines for running meetings included in which is:
> "Seating
> 
> During in-person meetings, the NC Chair should be located so he/she can see all members. Specifically, the NC endorses a better seating arrangement for inter-NC communication than the "panel on a platform" favoured to date by host venues."
> 
> When you talk to the hotel about the seating arrangements which will I guess apply for the NC and the Board could you ask for this to be taken into account? A horseshoe arrangement, allowing the chair to see all members is one option. A more imaginative set up would be a centrally located hemisphere with audience on two sides. Why not challenge the hotel with this and see if the MdR Marriott can show imagination, flair and practicality in its service delivery?
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