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Re: how do Newcomers work in the IETF [Was: Evolutionizing

2012-11-11 18:35:10
I find this logic circular. There is more participation from Americans
(people from US) so more meetings are held there and so more people
from US attend.

Anyone in the world with an e-mail address can participate in and
contribute to the IETF.  I did stuff on mailing lists for years before
I went to a meeting, which is not unusual.  You do need to be able to
read and write English, but beyond that, nobody cares who or where you
are so long as you do useful work.

If people can only get work done by meeting in person, they're not
going to be very effective in the IETF.

R's,
John