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In <phil.716766947@suite.sw.oz.au> phil@suite.sw.oz.au (Phil McCrea) writes:

>Many thanks to all those who made AUUG 92 so successful last
>week.  Thanks also to those who took the trouble to fill out
>surveys, with constructive comments.  It is interesting to
>note that the only negative comments were about food, which we
>will try to rectify next year.

Phil should have said that we will fix it by not offering lunches at
all.  The "food" problems alluded to were mostly complaints about the
price/performance of the lunch - which was charged to delegates at the
same rate we received it from the conference venue management. A few
people also complained that the size of the dinner portions was a bit
light on - this one is more easily fixed, though I don't remember
any complaints about the size of the 1991 dinner at Darling Harbour.
What we realized in 1991 at DH was that it's stupid to bundle (or charge)
for lunches with so much choice of food available right next door.
Unfortunately Melbourne's venue is not so well provided...

>We will soon be starting thinking about AUUG 93, which will be
>held in Darling Harbour, Sydney.  Whilst AUUG 92 is still fresh in
>your minds, we'd appreciate your ideas and suggestions for next year.
>Please post them to this group.
>
>Comments we have had so far are along the lines of:
>
>  The proceedings were too thick
Yes, and no index.
>  It should finish earlier on Friday.
Or have a more lightweight but entertaining speaker in a plenary,
or a panel or...
>  Blatantly commercial speakers are out...
They were this time too! Only one slipped through the net, and I
am certain he learn't the folly of his ways. They all received
written instructions warning them, but "the speaker referred to
above" chose to ignore them.

Chris
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