[J3] (SC22WG5.6246) 2022 WG5 meeting

[Damian Rouson]

On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 12:34 PM Bill Long via J3 <j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org>
wrote:

>
> The seemingly obsessive hatred of Las Vegas is very hard to understand for
> those of us who have been there.   Are you concerned that potential
> attendees with mental health issues related to gambling addiction might be
> discouraged?  Note that the current meeting hotel is NOT on the strip and
> is a Marriott, and hence has no casino and is not connected to a casino.
> I’ve never known J3 or PL22.3 to sponsor a “casino night” or any activity
> involving gambling.  We’re way too busy during the week to have time for
> something like that.
>
>
I wonder if a Zoom call would be a better forum for some of the discussions
about which opinions differ considerably.  I was never a fan of Las Vegas
as a meeting destination and asked very early in my attendance (probably at
my first meeting around 2013) about how long I should attend before
proposing a venue change.  Your response: "about 20 years."  I'm sure that
was a joke and I interpreted it as funny.  Nonetheless, I took to heart
that it was a clear statement that the majority of people would oppose any
change for the foreseeable future and I therefore gave up on the idea
despite never being comfortable with the destination.

I thought Brad Richardson's recent email was very helpful in capturing the
feelings of a new attendee and the impact that more established members
have on whether newcomers feel welcomed.  Were we to have an interactive
discussion via videoconference or teleconference, I would be glad to
explain several reasons why I find Las Vegas to be a problematic venue and
I suspect others would have additional reasons.  I fear that email is not a
great medium for such discussions for lots of reasons.

Damian
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