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RE: Meetings in other regions

2006-07-15 10:28:52
From: Patrick Vande Walle [mailto:patrick(_at_)isoc(_dot_)lu] 

In terms of image, I tend to think that it would indeed help 
the IETF to have meetings outside the Northern America  and 
European regions. It is not so much about spreading the 
Internet gospel - others do it better - although it would 
help.  It is more in terms of interacting with the local 
community  to find out  what they expect to come out  of a 
standardization process. The hypothesis by which whatever is 
good for the Northern hemisphere is automatically fine for 
the rest of the world seems slightly colonialist to me.

It would go a long way to ease the tensions with Brazil and Egypt.

Marrakech or Cape Town would also be a good idea to pre-empt similar feelings.

Incidentally I do NOT suggest that we go to Egypt. While the security situation 
there is currently good it is not a good idea to take an international 
organization there which is likely to become a target.







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