On 2007-12-30 22:24:53 -0500, John L wrote:
The IETF has set their meeting dates through 2013, listed at http://www.ietf.org/meetings/0mtg-sites.txt. I expect that most of the other must-not-collide organizations have their schedules set that far out as well.
Not all have, but not having big meeting dates and rough locations (country / general area) about a year in advance is generally a really bad idea, and to be avoided. Yes, people fill up their travel calendars many months in advance, and no, ICANN isn't the only contender.
Also see the IETF's clash list, at http://www.ietf.org/meetings/clash_list.html which they use to avoid schedule overlaps.
Again, there's a lot of expertise available about arranging meetings, much of which is directly applicable to ICANN's situation.
Indeed. -- Thomas Roessler <roessler@does-not-exist.org>