I believe that the concept that "meeting registration fees must cover all
IETF suport costs" is, a best, an historical statement (and not even
correct in that context). With the changes with the IASA activity I believe
we have the opportunity to get this right, rather than muddling around
attempting to do something on the cheap every time that works sometimes and
clearly does not work other times (such as last week). The IETF should
state clearly what it needs to get its work done. Yes, its likely that ISOC
will need to contribute more than it has done so historically to meet this
objective of supporting financially what is required by the IETF to get the
work done. But that's what ISOC has already done when it stood up and said
"we are prepared to support the IETF to get its work done".
So perhaps the real question is "what is required to be able to set up a
reliable and working network 3 times a year that meets the connectivity
needs of IETF attendees", and work onward from there, rather than a
somewhat orthogonal discussion about breakfast menus!
regards,
Geoff
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