> From: Patrick Vande Walle [mailto:patrick@xxxxxxx] > In terms of image, I tend to think that it would indeed help > the IETF to have meetings outside the Northern America and > European regions. It is not so much about spreading the > Internet gospel - others do it better - although it would > help. It is more in terms of interacting with the local > community to find out what they expect to come out of a > standardization process. The hypothesis by which whatever is > good for the Northern hemisphere is automatically fine for > the rest of the world seems slightly colonialist to me. It would go a long way to ease the tensions with Brazil and Egypt. Marrakech or Cape Town would also be a good idea to pre-empt similar feelings. Incidentally I do NOT suggest that we go to Egypt. While the security situation there is currently good it is not a good idea to take an international organization there which is likely to become a target. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf