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On Wed, Feb 21, 2001, Stephen Stuart wrote: > > > <rumor> > > > > Sponsors were specifically asked _not_ to give out clothing, as the > > Cisco boxer shorts distributed at NANOG 20 were somehow deemed > > offensive and discriminatory. > > > > </rumor> > > <fact> > > At NANOG 20, there was a mad rush from the meeting room before > technical talks were over for the day to get to the Beer and Gear to > suck up all the vendor trinkets. This was perceived as being > astoundingly disrespectful to the people who take the time to put > together a presentation and deliver it. > Intelesting. Perhaps for the next nanog meeting a delay of say, 30 minutes could be introducted between the end of a presentation and the beer-n-gear session coupled with the beer-n-gear being shut to prevent trinket rush-hour? On another nanog side-note, congrats to the people running the external realmedia feed this meeting. I was watching it from out here in Amsterdam and the stream was flawless. Besides the obvious camera refocus, etc. :-) adrian -- Adrian Chadd "Romance novel?" <[email protected]> "Girl Porn." - http://www.sinfest.net/d/20010202.html
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