Hiya, On 11/06/2020 01:20, Colin Perkins wrote: > I tend to view the fee as a reduced rate on the in-person IETF > meeting fee, since the meeting has to happen in a different format > due to the pandemic. That is reasonable. It is equally reasonable to regard this as an increase from zero to non-zero. That is why we need a community debate, before, and not afterwards. > As an exceptional case, that seems reasonable to me. If it becomes > the new normal, then clearly a broader community discussion will be > needed around the IETF funding model. I don't think anyone has said that we need this revenue now or else are in trouble. Thought has also clearly been directed to preventing "unauthorised" access to IETF meetings and materials. To me, those strongly imply that this is not really perceived as a once-off, but that relevant people do consider that we will continue charging fees for remote registration. Again, that is not an unreasonable proposition, but imposing it on the community without debate is unreasonable. Cheers, S.
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