I disagree. The absence of in-person meeting is quite disruptive IMHO. On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 01:51:01AM -0700, Rob Sayre wrote: > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 1:57 PM Brian E Carpenter < > brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Nevertheless, the fact is that big > > companies can (and do) send more people, and provide more sponsorship > > (such as hosting meetings, and funding Area Directors), than small > > companies. If they didn't get something back for that, they would > > complain, or simply withdraw their resources. > > > > This seems like one of those things that might not "return to normal". > > IETF work seems to be proceeding fine without people flying long distances > to sit in a hotel conference room and look at their laptops. > > thanks, > Rob