Suggestion on USENIX scheduling

[John S. Quarterman]

In article <109 at ccd700.UUCP> ron at ccd700.UUCP (ron) writes:
>	Excuse please.  I have been involved in National conventions that
>are held yearly over the Memorial Day weekend.  Our organization seems to
>have little problem in getting the hotel in less than a one year cycle!

How many people attend your conventions?  How much meeting space do you use?
Do you have something equivalent to a vendor exhibit or trade show?

>It also seems to be very easy for students and such to arrage the one or
>two days they may want to take for this event and I have NEVER heard any
>of the membership complain about (self)violation of religious beliefs.

Interesting.  Regarding students, though, note that your convention
is on the weekend.

>	I admit that this is not the 3 day plus that you are moving
>towards, but I do think that a better consideration of time is possible.

Four or five days, actually, counting both the technical and tutorial schedules.

Suggestions are always welcome, but the current arrangement is hardly
arbitrary, being the result of constant negotiation.  Dallas and San Diego
both had a day added to their schedules last October, if I recall correctly,
to avoid having papers and tutorials overlap.  (Expanding hotel bookings
is easier than getting them in the first place.)