Re: the old fellowship program, was Wow, we're famous

[Brian Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx>]

The f2f part is simply not true for the next two years; please see RFC8989.

Regards,
    Brian Carpenter
    (via tiny screen & keyboard)

On Fri, 16 Apr 2021, 18:15 Fernando Gont, <fernando@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 15/4/21 19:53, Warren Kumari wrote:
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> However, as much as I like this idea, it also has some really bad
> downsides -- it implicitly advantages those from larger companies.

So does the "power structure" in the IETF. -- the very requirement to be
a NOMCOM member favor those who attend the f2f meetings, which tend to
be sponsored by larger companies. Similarly, there seems to be a bias in
leadership positions towards larger companies.

Cheers,
--
Fernando Gont
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