On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 09:35:19PM +0000, Livingood, Jason wrote: > On 4/14/21, 2:44 PM, "ietf on behalf of Nico Williams" <ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx on behalf of nico@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Fernando has pointed out repeatedly that ISOC used to have a sponsorship > program for participants from economically disadvantaged countries, and > that this program has been terminated. > > [JL] The IETF has a Diversity & Inclusivity sponsorship program > (https://www.ietf.org/about/support/#diversity-inclusivity) that > provides support in the manner you suggest. IIRC it was developed just > as COVID hit so it thus far has only been used to support waivers for > online meetings. > > From that page: "...providing a path to sustained engagement for those > who would otherwise face difficulties participating in the IETF. The > IETF’s Diversity and Inclusivity sponsorship supports fee waivers to > lower economic barriers to meeting participation, and the IETF Systers > program which offers women participants the opportunity to connect, > share, and learn with each other." Oh, I missed or forgot this. Thank you for correcting me. nico --
