Re: A couple of meta points -- IETF 100, Singapore, onwards

Hi,

Thanks, a cogent summary, though I think it underplays a couple of key 
points:
1/ the cost of backing out of Singapore at this date (this is the 
picture we’re trying to put together in a way that will be useful for 
public consumption)
2/ whether a broader range of people than have failed to unsubscribe 
from the IETF@ mailing list are on board with canceling (there are a few 
different conversations that are going on in the background and they are 
not all supportive of canceling).
Leslie.

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Leslie Daigle
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On 24 May 2016, at 10:19, Adam Roach wrote:

> On 5/24/16 08:20, Leslie Daigle wrote:
> > an IETF meeting that is 18 months away is actually an IETF meeting 
> > NOW for planning purposes.
>
> What I'm hearing (here and elsewhere in the thread) is that we have a 
> long-term policy issue that we should address with considerable 
> deliberation and at a pace that respects the gravity of the issue; and 
> that we have an extremely short term "go or no-go" decision that needs 
> to be made now, right now, immediately regarding IETF 100.
> While there have been a variety of positions put forth on the topic, I 
> think there's good evidence in this conversation that the final, 
> long-term policy that we'll form on this topic would probably, if 
> complete and in place today, rule out Singapore as a potential 
> destination. It's not a foregone conclusion, and I'm not trying to 
> claim anything like consensus. I'm just pointing out that it's a real 
> possibility.
> From that perspective, it seems that the snap judgement that needs to 
> be made right now can only safely be made by revectoring to a 
> different location. If the situation is as urgent as you portray it to 
> be, it sounds like there's not time for the more protracted course of 
> action you propose, unless going to Singapore is a foregone conclusion 
> and this is merely an exercise in justification.
> /a