On 10/14/05 11:58 AM, "Avri Doria" <avri@xxxxxxx> wrote: > - MUST NOT be held in a country whose visa requirements are so > stringent as to make it impossible or even extremely difficult for > some participant to attend. > > - MUST NOT be held in a country with restrictions on freedom of > expression, especially if these extend to the blocking of web sites > or any other censuring of personal communications. > > - MUST NOT be held in a country were local participants would be > under pressure to support national technical policies on threat of > imprisonment or other punitive actions, for their opinions. > > - MUST NOT be held in a country were local participants would need > government approval to attend. Those are great criteria. I agree that we need to focus on actual impediments to participation rather than personal preferences. Melinda _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf