Hi, The purchasing power of folks living in developing countries is much less than that of the developed world. $230 likely is close a monthly-salary (after tax) of a starting engineer, who likely doesn't get reimbursed for the IETF participation either. To be inclusive, perhaps we can think of differential registration fees for folks based in developing regions. This is what IEEE/ACM memberships do. — Vaibhav > Early-Bird: USD 230, until 26 June 2020 > Standard: USD 280, until 20 July 2020 > Late: USD 330, after 20 July 2020 > Full-time Student: USD 50 > One Day Pass: USD 125 ------------------------------ Vaibhav Bajpai, www.vaibhavbajpai.com