On Feb 15, 2008, at 9:54 AM, Bert Wijnen - IETF wrote: > I am somewhat surprised about this: > > LETTERS OF INVITATION: > > After you complete the registration process, you will be given the > option of requesting a Letter of Invitation for IETF 71 in > Philadelphia > and for IETF 73 in Minneapolis. You can request the Letter of > Invitation > as soon as you finish registration, or at a later time by > following the > link provided in the confirmation email. > > Why does anyone need to REGISTER first before getting an invitation > letter > which may help with getting a VISA ??? To cut down on scams where people ask for letters of invitation as a means of getting a visa with no intention of attending the meeting. There is evidence that the IETF has been prey to this in the past, and other international meetings certainly have. Regards Marshall > > Bert Wijnen > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf