>> PS: since this is the IETF, there's no chance we can just stop worrying and make the obvious choices. I agree with this. Khaled Omar -----Original Message----- From: ietf <ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of John Levine Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2020 2:51 AM To: ietf@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: what's a continent, Call for comments: Proposals for exploratory IETF meetings In article <89969351-a5b7-11b2-c0a5-1dd2cee24ecf@xxxxxxx>, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond <ocl@xxxxxxx> wrote: >May I propose that instead of arguing these things, the IETF might wish >to use an authoritative list like the one published by the United >Nations for this very purpose: statistical convenience? >https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/ That list tells us that Russia is in Europe and Turkey is in Asia which I think will surprise people living in Siberia and Marmara. Perhaps we can use the ICANN geographic regions and meet in Martinique or Anguilla, which are in Europe, to replace our cancelled meeting in Madrid. R's, John PS: since this is the IETF, there's no chance we can just stop worrying and make the obvious choices -- Regards, John Levine, johnl@xxxxxxxxx, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly
