Hi Leslie,
At 11:14 17-05-2016, IAOC Chair wrote:
Having reviewed the Singapore proposal in the
light of the plenary input, we have a proposal
for moving forward and would like community input ? see below.
Review
The IAOC meetings committee reviewed the options
for IETF 100, including investigating costs and
possibilities of moving the meeting to a
different location. In keeping with the updated
process outlined below, they checked with
official advisory sources and consulted with
specialty travel services, frequent travelers,
and local representatives about the concerns
that have been raised. The input received from
those sources is consistent with the text on http://travel.state.gov [1].
>From that research, at a strictly practical
level, the IAOC believes that it is possible to
have a successful meeting in Singapore. The
IAOC proposes that holding the meeting in
Singapore is the best option for IETF 100 at this time.
The only information which can be verified in the
above is the information published on travel.state.gov.
From http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf/current/msg97545.html
"Dealing with IETF 100 is the first order of business. The IAOC is gathering
information about the situation including the full cost of canceling
existing contracts, so that the IETF community can have a fuller picture
from which to provide guidance for our next steps."
The IAOC did not provide any other facts to
ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org subscribers. It is not possible to get a fuller picture.
In 2010, there was "a proposed experiment for a
Meeting Companion Program at the upcoming Prague
IETF". The reason [1] given was that: "many IETF
members are accompanied to IETF meetings. The
lives of the IETF companions would be enhanced if
they had a way to meet and communicate with each
other. The lives of IETF members might also be
enhanced. The Meetings committee is favorably
inclined to support this experiment". The issue
raised by Ted Hardie [2] is related to the Meeting Companion Program.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
1. https://iaoc.ietf.org/minutes/2010-11-24-iaoc-minutes.txt
2. https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf/current/msg98101.html