|> -----Original Message----- |> From: Russ White [mailto:riw@xxxxxxxxx] |> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 6:05 AM |> To: Pekka Savola |> Cc: ietf@xxxxxxxx; JORDI PALET MARTINEZ |> Subject: Re: Meetings in other regions |> |> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- |> Hash: SHA1 |> |> |> Another point to consider is "reachability." While some |> folks don't mind flying two days in each direction to get to |> some location or another, I generally consider a good |> balance between time and cost to be more important than pure |> monetary considerations. |> |> For instance, I would consider Latin America, but I |> generally don't attend Japan/Korea/etc, just due to time in |> flight constraints. Someone in Europe might consider Sand |> Diego a similar issue (where Africa might be easier to get |> to than Sand Diego). |> |> Anyway, just another consideration to think about. It's not |> always a pure money issue. Speaking as one who follows what is happening online but doesn't have much chance to participate otherwise, money plays a big part. The closer the events are to my location, the more likely it is I may make it. Darryl (Dassa) Lynch _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf