I went to Adelaide. it was my first IETF. I am now an IETF
regular-irregular, of 10+ years standing. So, proof by example, it
increased Australian participation by at least 1.
In fact, I think by scale, Australians punch above their weight. Especially
if you include americans who live in Australia, Australians who live in the
mainland of the USA.
I think IETF going to Adelaide had net positive effects on Australian
participation. Small. but real.
-G
On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 1:19 PM, <l(_dot_)wood(_at_)surrey(_dot_)ac(_dot_)uk>
wrote:
Melinda,
can you confine yourself to disagreeing with something I actually said?
Thanks so much!
Lloyd Wood
http://sat-net.com/L.Wood/
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Subject: Re: IETF Meeting in South America
On 5/28/13 6:27 PM, Arturo Servin wrote:
Going to Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Mexico City or Santiago will
always
split audiences as these are the major tech hubs in the region (also add
Bogota, Lima, San Jose and other cities). So, I think it is not
comparable with Australia.
I actually don't agree with Lloyd that the reason that the Australian
meeting didn't lead to increased Australian participation was that it
was because it was in Adelaide. I don't expect a South American
meeting in any South American city to lead to an increase in Latin
American participation, either.
Melinda