This whole development is about as surreal as it gets -
arguably the result of the politicization of the IETF
(and probably being subsidized by ORG domain money).
This activity should be run by a business manager - as
it was in the old days.
Having intersected with the IETF and its precursors
since the 1970s, the interesting side question is whether
the IETF will live to celebrate a 150th meeting, or it is
in the throes of extinction. Would make for an interesting
dialog as the rapidly expanding NFV-SDN universe
continues to emerge.
--tony
ps. Have had innumerable positive reactions to the
CircleID article. But that's probably to be expected.
On 2016-05-26 4:21 PM, Margaret Cullen wrote:
On May 26, 2016, at 4:01 PM, Keith Moore
<moore(_at_)network-heretics(_dot_)com> wrote:
Right, but should IETF need to hire lawyers in each country in order to get an
expert opinion about whether members of each of an enumerated set of groups can
legally be harassed when attending a meeting there, and about the likelihood of
that happening?
What about the IAOC writing to the IETF list and/or recent attendees when they
are considering going to a new country, asking if anyone has any feedback on
the idea? And then considering that feedback _before_ making a final decision,
signing a contract, etc?
It seems to me that if this issue had been raised before the IAOC had made a
non-refundable $80K deposit and had negotiated $150K in benefits from the
Singapore government, there would have been a lot more latitude for choosing a
different location.
Margaret
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