Re: Financials web page - absolutely last call

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@research.att.com>]

In message <200301211943.h0LJhDT02205@cichlid.adsl.duke.edu>, Thomas Narten wri
tes:
>Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> writes:
>
>> (1) The biggest single item is "food and beverages". I understand
>>     that this seems like kind of an undifferentiated category,
>>     but due to the size of the expense it seems like it would
>>     be worthwhile understanding where the money goes in some more
>>     detail (e.g., what events, how much to food, beverage, etc.)
>
>It does look big. But consider this. In 2001, attendance was:
>
>SLC: 1803
>london: 2321
>Minneapolis: 2026
>Total: 6150
>
>Thus, the expense of $862,500 comes out to $140/ per person. If you
>then figure that each of those attendees was present for 4
>days/breakfasts, that comes out to roughly $35 per person per day. I
>don't have a hard time believing such a figure being charged by the
>hotel for breakfast, cookies, coffee, etc.
>
>I agree that folk will wonder about the number.  It might make sense
>to add to the side a note saying this is roughly $140 per paid
>attendee.
>

We can/should post a similar analysis about the reserve fund, in terms 
of how many attendees "missing" per meeting would drain it.

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