On 5/27/2013 11:38 PM, Christian O'Flaherty wrote:
I would like to follow up on this proposal. Having a meeting in South
America scheduled two or three years in advance will let us engage
local organisations and individuals on a "project". We did several
activities in the region trying to encourage IETF participation, but
we're going to be much more effective if they're part of a plan with a
strong commitment (and effort) from the IETF community.
Such a project sounds like an excellent idea and it could be interesting
to pursue it with coordination from the IETF community.
One point worth noting is that the primary work of the IETF is conducted
over email. Consequently, the project does not require an in-person
meeting with the IETF community. In fact, relying on an in-person
meeting for the effort is counter-productive training for being
effective in the IETF. I don't mean that such meetings aren't useful,
but that I believe they are secondary to the work that is done over the
rest of the time.
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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
bbiw.net