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

[Susannah Gray]

Hi John,

[apologies for the fwd, I hit reply instead of reply all]

On 08/03/2017 11:54, John Levine wrote:
> In article <4a34b8d6-ef48-d1f8-7259-c9ed6c5ac524 at gmail.com> you write:
>> 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'.
> I'm surprised you didn't know that the IETF is scheduled to meet in
> San Francisco in July 2018.  See https://www.ietf.org/meeting/upcoming.html
- I was using the above locations to simply illustrate an example. I am
well aware that there will be an IETF in San Francisco next year.


>
> Although, we don't make a big deal about it, the IETF doesn't check
> badges unless the venue requires it, which has only happened in a few
> places outside North America.  If someone wanted to drop by and see
> what was going on, she could just do so.  But what she'd find was a
> lot of working sessions full of arcane technical discussions.  I've
> been going for a decade, and I still find many of the sessions outside
> my area impenetrable.


- This particular she has attended an IETF Meeting (83rd IETF, Paris,
2012) so is also well aware of what the IETF is and does and how it
differs from ICANN for example.


>
> Can you say more about what you think sending random people to IETF
> meetings would accomplish?  I'm certainly not opposed, but I haven't
> seen a very compelling argument.  They are nothing at all like ICANN
> meetings which have lavish intro sessions to tout ICANN's
> wonderfulness.


- Our chapter certainly wouldn't be sending random people: if we were
able, we'd send someone who is technically competent and able to
participate fully in WG sessions and who is interested in standards
development with the clear purpose of reporting back to the Board and to
the membership on the latest developments.

Cheers,

Susannah

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> R's,
> John
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