Hi Julien We do not have any assurances about the travel situation - I doubt anyone could give us that. We will have an official sponsoring organisation that will provide visa support.for a business/conference visa for IETF participants. More details are here https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page4e_001053.html cheers Jay > On 28 Jul 2022, at 11:59, Maisonneuve, Julien (Nokia - FR/Paris-Saclay) <julien.maisonneuve@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Indeed, but up to recently travel to Japan was simply impossible for non-business travelers, then entry was severely limited in numbers. > At this point it is difficult to understand what the conditions will be a few months from now, but it is important to know if in the discussion there were assurances given that IETF participation will be considered a valid reason for Japan to allow entry, and if that will reduce the number of hoops to jump through. > J. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@xxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2022 5:47 PM > To: Maisonneuve, Julien (Nokia - FR/Paris-Saclay) <julien.maisonneuve@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: ietf@xxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: IETF116 in Japan and Covid > > On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 03:40:07PM +0000, Maisonneuve, Julien (Nokia - FR/Paris-Saclay) <julien.maisonneuve@xxxxxxxxx> wrote a message of 122 lines which said: > >> Are there provisions that may enable IETF attendees to get in more >> easily than plain tourists ? > > I have no opinion about Japan COVID policy but this question puzzles me. The virus does not care if you work very hard to write Internet-Drafts or if you came to climb mount Fuji. The risk of contagion is independent from your travel reasons. > -- Jay Daley IETF Executive Director exec-director@xxxxxxxx
