Subject: [Venue-selection] future meetings

From: Hala Mowafy <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 22:54:06 +0000

Thank you for the opportunity to provide input.
In general, please do not select destinations that are remote or need 3-4 flights from a major airport.
Your list is ok as far as flight options. The input I provide below is on the social/lifestyle/safety aspects of the city, etc.

Ottawa

Why not Vancouver to make it easy on the Asian participants.  Vancouver is a very diverse city with agreeable climate and excellent cuisine.

San Francisco

Always a perfect destination

Austin, TX

Good choice, too, but hard to find hotels.

Barcelona

Not first choice

Boston

bad choice.  Always congested and expensive.

Busan

Most westerners do not find a good choice of food in this town.  Been through that before.

Calgary

Ok but not easy to fly to.

Denver

Good, as long as you stay in the downtown area.

Helsinki

Very good as long as it is a SUMMER meeting

Houston

Not a top choice

New Orleans

Not a top choice.

Osaka

Not a top choice.

Philadelphia

Congested and some areas on the fringes of the city are not safe.

Washington DC

Very good and diverse in all aspects.

Suggested other destinations

Amsterdam, Vienna, Berlin, Paris, Vancouver (Canada)

Rich cultural cities