On Jun 27, 2013, at 7:44 AM, Arturo Servin
<arturo(_dot_)servin(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> wrote:
What is the rationale of the requirement to attend psychically to
meetings?
Acculturation: the opportunity over time to absorb the IETF culture and become
a part of it. The other points you raised are valid, but this is the main
thing.
I think acculturation is possible for remote attendees in theory, but not with
the current level of support for off-site participation—while what we have is
great for helping people to participate in selected working group meetings, it
doesn't provide anything like the experience of an on-site participant.