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Re: IETF Meeting in South America
2013-05-24 10:50:55
On 05/23/2013 09:38 PM, Antonio M. Moreiras wrote:
Hi. That's great news!
I think that a meeting in Buenos Aires will foster the participation in
our region. Including Brazilian participation. Probably it will be a
great opportunity for a lot of people to participate for the first time,
and come to know the process, and become involved.
I know many of us know this, but its worth saying. People from
*anywhere* can participate now, via email.
There is no need to wait for a nearby meeting. I'd say starting
to participate via email makes such a meeting far more likely
if participants turn up and do good technical work.
S.
It is important to note that sometimes it's not so easy for us
Brazilians, and Latin-americans, in general, to get visas for other
countries. For USA, for instance. And it is true that , in general, it
is easy to get a visa for Argentina.
Regards,
Antonio M. Moreiras.
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Subject: IETF Meeting in South America
Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 08:54:12 -0700
From: The IAOC <bob(_dot_)hinden(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com
<mailto:bob(_dot_)hinden(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com>>
To: IETF Announcement List <ietf-announce(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
<mailto:ietf-announce(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>>
CC: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org <mailto:ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
As you may know the IAOC has been investigating the feasibility of
having an IETF
meeting in South America. There was a site visit to South
America last
February.
We have found two venues that we believe will support a
successful IETF
meeting
and we would like to get feedback from the community.
The venues are in Buenos Aires. They meet our requirements for
the meeting
space, networking, nearby restaurants and bars, hotel room rates
in the
mid $200
dollar range, nearby alternate hotels at a broad range of prices,
nice
area in the
city, safe, direct international flights, and accessible visas. The
IAOC thinks we
could have a successful IETF meeting in Buenos Aires and that
attendees
would
like the venues.
There has been a consistent level of IETF participation from
South and
Central
America, and it has been growing since IETF82. The data on this is
posted at
http://iaoc.ietf.org/documents/IETF-Regional-Attendance-00.pdf.
The current meeting regional rotation (announced at IETF79)
allows for an
occasional IETF meeting outside of our main regions (Europe,
North America,
Asia/Pacific).
IETF standards are made more valuable the more relevant they are
and the
more
uptake they get. IETF standards are also made more robust when all
perspectives
are represented during their development. Encouraging growing
participation
will help strengthen the Internet, further encourage
participation from
those areas
that will see the most growth in the coming years, and will help
advance
the IETF
in political and international circles which is becoming more of an
imperative.
We have asked the IESG for their feedback and they are supportive
of a
meeting in
South America if there is community support and active
participants attend.
Things to consider are that it will be a long trip for the
majority of
IETFers and the
air fares are more expensive (about 10% to 20% higher than
average), though
restaurants are less expensive. This would be a case where most
IETFers
would
bear more travel pain and expense.
The IAOC would like to understand if the IETF community thinks
that the IETF
should have a meeting in the next few years in Buenos Aires. The
IAOC would
also like to get feedback on how we can ensure the meeting is as
successful as
possible and on ways to grow participation in the region.
We have set up a survey at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NWYLQCD where
you can indicate your likelihood of attending, and we encourage
you to
send your
general feedback to the IETF list <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
<mailto:ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>>.
Thanks,
Bob Hinden
IAOC Chair
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