Hi Donald,
I disagree because IETF is benefiting from the world's participants
work and is working for better diversity. The submission of ID into
the IETF is a registeration of business with in the IETF.
If the IETF is based on remote participation and that it accepts work
from all the world, then it should be legal by law or business. IMHO,
The IETF only should issue letters for registered people or
participants with an ID submitted.
AB
IETF participant from Africa
On 10/30/14, Donald Eastlake <d3e3e3(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> wrote:
Note that this is sometimes restricted by national law. I believe if
the IETF were to meet in Switzerland, it would be illegal to issue a
Letter to be used as the basis for a visa application to anyone who
has not already actually paid their registration fee for the meeting.
In switzerland it is important that there is business between the
attendee and the organiser. therefore, the attendee should
submit/register his/her work into the IETF.
Thanks,
Donald
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On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 9:24 AM, Ray Pelletier
<rpelletier(_at_)isoc(_dot_)org> wrote:
Allison,
On Oct 28, 2014, at 8:40 AM, Allison Mankin
<allison(_dot_)mankin(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com>
wrote:
Hosnieh,
I think you have put your finger on something - if the current amount of
time is too short for visas to be obtained, then one solution is to
provide
invitation letters earlier, so there's more lead tmie.
Adding a question for the IAOC - what are options for making invitation
letters available further ahead of a meeting?
We have had a page online where individuals could request a Letter of
Invitation
for meetings well in advance of the meeting. For some reason the link to
it
vanished from a Meetings page, but AMS is working to get it restored.
For an advance LOI one had to meet one of the following criteria:
Author of a -01 or above version Internet Draft
Author of Working Group Internet Draft
Author of an RFC
Attended an IETF meeting since IETF 65
I expect this will be restored this week.
Ray
Best,
Allison