[26034] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Seattle - Westin Building The WTO is in town
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Donelan)
Thu Dec 2 10:39:36 1999
Date: 2 Dec 1999 07:37:50 -0800
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From: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
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Some will remember the fun when NATO was in Washington DC earlier this
year. Compared to Seattle that was nothing. One person pointed out,
don't build NOCs and meet-me rooms in a building connected to the hotel
where the US President is staying. Apparently the entire block was "locked
down" for a while, and today the Westin is on the edge of the "limited curfew"
area. See the newspaper article for more details.
http://www.seattle-pi.com/local/lmtd02.shtml
One ISP person required a police escort to get into work and another
experienced tear gas up close and personal. Another person said you
don't want to wear a suit or you might be mistaken for a WTO attendee.
Existing services remain unaffected. One person reported some new
installations are being delayed until after the WTO leaves town.
