On Jul 20, 2012, at 11:37 AM, Behcet Sarikaya wrote: > I don't understand why this issue is coming up. > Maybe you don't know, IETF 84 falls in the month of Ramadan for > Muslims and nobody asked to change it? Two comments, a question, and a suggestion. One, the muslims in the crowd had the opportunity, just as anyone else in the IETF did. I don't personally keep track of Ramadan, and I don't expect the muslims to keep track of Easter for me. I was glad to hear Andy's mention of Pesach; that's another one I wouldn't know. Two - that's a month, not a weekend or a day. The larger the interval you want to put off limits, the more interactions it has. If you are personally a Muslim, this is a question for you; if not, then its a question for the Muslims on the list. Easter is a day in which Christians do little besides Easter-related things - sunrise services, egg hunts (which I can explain how they relate to Easter, but you'll laugh, as it has nothing to do with the central issue of Easter), and general family time. Good Friday through Easter, as I mentioned, is a common vacation weekend in Europe apart from religious significance. Pesach (Passover, which is a day, and the days of unleavened bread, which are the following week) is eight days that observing Jews usually spend close to home - or in Jerusalem - for various reasons. Tell me about Ramadan? My understanding (http://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Ramadan) is that during Ramadan one wants to be not far from a Mosque and will want restaurants that cater to ḥalāl (which are generally true anyway). However, what I find on the net and get from Muslim friends is not "don't travel during Ramadan"; it's "travel wisely during Ramadan" (http://islam.about.com/od/dietarylaw/a/halal_travel.htm). Fasting has its issues, but if one is primarily eating after sundown, Muslim restaurants will be open after sundown, which coincidentally is the time that we set aside for dinner. Is there an expectation among Muslims that travel is to be avoided during Ramadan? Are there specific days in Ramadan that should be spent at home? I'd suggest that Muslims mark up https://www.ietf.org/registration/MeetingWiki/wiki/ietf84/ with Mosque locations and ḥalāl restaurants. http://www.islamicfinder.org/prayerDetail.php?city=Vancouver&state=BC&country=canada