[ripe-list] RIPE86 results

Hello,

Once again it was a very well organised meeting, thanks a lot.

> On 30 May 2023, at 17:12, Warren Kumari <warren at kumari.net> wrote:
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> On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 2:49 AM, Eric van Uden <ripe-list at ripe.net> wrote:
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> It was again a very nice RIPE Meeting, thanks to all for making this happen.
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> Indeed. 
> Thank you to the organizers - it was, as always, a good meeting.
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> I Prefer an "Event Hotel" and I prefer, when financial possible, a slightly more elaborate lunch with soft drinks.
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> Yes, having the event in a hotel with a convention center / large meetings rooms is certainly much nicer, and leads to much better community building - a significant portion of meeting value is the hallway track. While this does somewhat still work between sessions / during lunch, not being as easily able to just meet for breakfast/dinner does take away from that.

The community building aspect really resonates with me, especially for newcomers. 

I recently co-organised an event [1] limited (by budget) to ~250 people. It struck me ho much interaction there was among the attendees, both with the speakers and with one another, despite the fact that this was a new event and nobody knew each other. 

Due to the size and relative intimacy of the venue (20 seats wide, 13 rows deep), having a discussion was as easy as throwing a mic around [2]. It seems much less intimidating than standing up, trying to make your way to the isle, line up behind someone who often appears to be a long-time expert to ask your question in front of a giant room.

Of course it’s fantastic RIPE meetings attract such a big crowd nowadays, but I wonder if there is some way to bring back more of the intimacy that fosters newcomers not just to attend, but to interact.

Cheers,

Alex

[1] https://2023.rustnl.org/
[2] https://catchbox.com/ 

> I personally was completely fine with the lunches - while it did seem to slow things down somewhat by having the venue staff serve the food, it really didn't bother me much.
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> Von:        "Alex de Joode" <alex at idgara.nl> 
> An:        ripe-list at ripe.net 
> Datum:        28-05-2023 11:42 
> Betreff:        [ripe-list] RIPE86 results 
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> RIPE86 has closed,
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> so first congratulations to Raymond, Maria and Harald!
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> Second thanks to the RIPE NCC for organising a marvellous event (even if in Rotterdam ;) and a lunch without nasi and sateh :( ).
> This time the event venue and hotel's were separate, as this also was the largest RIPE ever, we might see this a new way to do meetings. Personally I feel having a 'event hotel' gives me more of a community feeling. Would be nice if we could have some data concerning this (do ppl not care as some might opt for cheaper hotels anyways, do they have a preference for one/other).
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> Third, as to the GM results, could the RIPE NCC give some background on the actual numbers for the votes of the charging scheme? Did option D receive a clear majority, or only in the run-off? This might be very relevant for finding the way forward.
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> Thanks,
> Alex
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