On 7/10/2013 5:17 PM, Josh Howlett wrote:
Day passes have nothing to do with it.
I disagree. Day passes encourage the notion that it's normal to
parachute into the IETF to attend a single session. I think that the
IETF's strength is that we don't totally compartmentalise work items.
I am perplexed that there is, on the one hand, a (valid, IMHO) concern
about increasing IETF diversity & participation, when there appears to be
an active policy of discouraging potential participants who simply wish to
get work done in some specific sessions. Superficially, it would seem that
making participation more flexible and affordable might help to improve
diversity & participation.
Josh.
+1 Thank you. Well said. I had very little limited time but I wanted to
blast by Orlando from Miami (by car) and attend just one day, just to
meet the folks I often have electronic battles with over the years. But
the daily cost was a little too much and I certainly didn't want (nor
ready) to stay an entire week to make it cost effective. Perhaps it is
a minor issue to attract local area interest, since that would be the
only advantage for a daily attendance cost.
It seems to be too much contradictory discussion about diversity. I
don't have too much confidence anything will be improved.
--
HLS