[Chapter-delegates] Proposal for IETF Registration fee support for Chapters

[Susannah Gray]

Hi John,


On 08/03/2017 07:24, John Levine wrote:
> In article <cf1c95cb-fbf9-448a-aec4-2d0e756f96c3 at gmail.com> you write:
>> And while I wholeheartedly support the need for Fellowships/travel
>> support to the IEFT and other industry meetings for those from emerging
>> economies, it also needs to be recognized most chapters, wherever they
>> are located, are operating on shoestring budgets and are unable to fund
>> their own attendance to such events.
> Well, OK.  Here's a concrete question: there's an IETF meeting in
> Chicago in two weeks.  For someone in San Francisco, that would mean a
> plane ticket, a hotel, and a week's day to day expenses which cost at
> least $1000, typically more like $2000.  For most people there's also
> the cost of taking a week off from work.  Would the added cost of the
> registration realistically be the deciding factor for anyone?
- No, because a meeting in Chicago wouldn't even be on our radar for all 
the reasons you've outlined above!

If, for example, the IETF was taking place in San Francisco or San Jose 
or even L.A, we would still be unable to cover the registration fee, 
missing out on a crucial opportunity to send a representative to a 
meeting on 'home turf'.

>
> As I've said, I want increased IETF participation as much as anyone
> but this seems kind of like a gesture without much practical
> substance, and it would make sense to look for other approaches that
> could involve more people while staying affordable for chapters and
> ISOC.
- All ideas are welcome (for all industry events, not just the IETF).
>
> While I'm here, I should also point out the Applied Networking
> Research Prize, managed by the IRTF.  It looks for high quality papers
> related to IETF work.  Winners present their papers at IETF meetings,
> expenses paid.
>
>   https://irtf.org/anrp
- Thank you for this. We will inform the chapter members of this 
opportunity.


Susannah


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Susannah Gray
Chair
San Francisco-Bay Area Internet Society Chapter
www.sfbayisoc.org