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Re: [Nanog-futures] Admission for Committee Members


From: David Temkin <dave () temk in>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 20:01:38 -0400

On the flip side of this, many of our employers donate "our" time that they
are paying us for in order for us to serve NANOG with nary a benefit.  If
you take just committee calls for the PC alone, this is 48 hours a year - a
workweek.  Perhaps they should feel that this donation nets them something.

-Dave
On Sep 1, 2011 6:41 PM, "Jared Mauch" <jared () puck nether net> wrote:
I have had my registration fee refunded when I was a speaker when my
employer was happy to pay. This frustrated me when the meeting had low
registration and lost money.

I'm fine with people getting it waived, but the idea of everyone showing
up for a "roll-call" so they can get in free is certainly not the case. This
is why I suggested the BoD would have the authority to waive the fee if
recommended by someone else. The reason is less important to me honestly.

Then again, the bar for giving a bad talk is really low. People can just
put in that effort instead.

Jared Mauch

On Sep 1, 2011, at 6:12 PM, David Temkin <dave () temk in> wrote:

Randy,

How is that "getting paid"? Receiving services in kind?

Don't know if you've ever done Habitat for Humanity, but you get a free
lunch, paid for by those who have given cash to support the cause and not
labor.

To bring it closer to home - we give our presenters a free admission -
should we also stop that?

-Dave
On Sep 1, 2011 3:27 PM, "Randy Bush" <randy () psg com> wrote:
i do not support getting paid for community service. a primrose path.

randy



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