Hi - > From: "Melinda Shore" <mshore@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "Randy Bush" <randy@xxxxxxx>; "Scott W Brim" <sbrim@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: <73attendees@xxxxxxxx>; <ietf@xxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:22 AM > Subject: Re: [73attendees] Is USA qualified for2.3ofdraft-palet-ietf-meeting-venue-selection-criteria? ... > I don't know what that means. Canada, for example, is a peacekeeper > nation that requires visas for entry from countries from which there are > many IETF participants (India, China). Is the issue the visa requirement > itself or is it how visas are processed? ... I think the key concerns, in order of importance, are: (1) typical time required to process a visa request (2) likelihood that a visa will be granted to an IETF-er (3) cost of the visa application (1) and (2) are the "biggies". (3) gets lost in the noise of meeting expenses for most destinations. As someone who applies for (and gets, usually within three days) visas at least once or twice a year to countries other than the US, I don't think the requirement for a visa is itself a problem. The problem is the processing, and the QoS *does* vary enormously, depending both source and destination address. Randy _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf