Is it really necessary to punish the entire list with this garbage?
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On Feb 3, 2017, at 5:07 AM, Naeem Khademi
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wrote:
On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 4:39 PM, Randal Atkinson
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wrote:
On 31Jan2017, at 04:44, Naeem Khademi
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wrote:
The next IETF in the US after Chicago, would be in July 2018 in SF. I don't
think it's even possible
to buy a flight ticket for that time as of now (most airlines wouldn't do
such pre-sale). So, it's pretty
much possible to relocate that meeting elsewhere with causing no loss to
anyone's already-made plans.
The claim above that "most airlines won't sell 6 months in advance" is false.
Since you're quoting me (calling it "claim above"), I have a hard time finding
the exact text you're referring to in my writing ;-). I stated that most
airlines wouldn't do such a pre-sale for July 2018 (IETF @SF) which happens 16
months in the future, so I stay correct.
Regards,
Naeem
Most airlines, including all or nearly all major full-service international
airlines, start selling tickets
at least 12 months before the departure date for the 1st flight on an itinerary.
To my knowledge, there are some people who already have purchased tickets to go
to IETF in SFO.
This really ought not be surprising as the lowest-cost fares often sell-out
earliest. A number of
IETF people don't work for big companies and are traveling on their own money.
Those people
would suffer greatly from a change in location less than 12 months out.
I am aware that some have suggested the IETF do more remote meetings. I think
that is worth
exploring.
I certainly would support IETF making all future meetings more accessible
remotely - and I think
that is a goal the IETF has been making progress on for some years now, using
Jabber, VTC,
and so forth. Expanding the remote access capabilities and coverage for all
future meetings
(to the extent that is practical at a given point in time) only makes sense.
Yours,
Ran
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