I have boring work-related reasons to prefer July just because August is my busiest month, and I also remember hearing something about a clash with an animal rights conference in early August (weak memory, take with a pinch of salt) but Iโm more trying to add support for varying the logistical hurdles caused by the location and time as much as possible to catch different people in different years, rather than making any personal special plea :).
Venue availability seems like a very reasonable deciding factor, thatโs good to know.
In 2015, EAG was scheduled at the same date as the animal rights conference, and I know several people who could not attend EAG for this reason. This year they were both in August but at different times.
I have boring work-related reasons to prefer July just because August is my busiest month, and I also remember hearing something about a clash with an animal rights conference in early August (weak memory, take with a pinch of salt) but Iโm more trying to add support for varying the logistical hurdles caused by the location and time as much as possible to catch different people in different years, rather than making any personal special plea :).
Venue availability seems like a very reasonable deciding factor, thatโs good to know.
In 2015, EAG was scheduled at the same date as the animal rights conference, and I know several people who could not attend EAG for this reason. This year they were both in August but at different times.