As Arturo says, having people that traditionally go to an IETF meeting travel to (for them) far away places and (for them) new cultures, do definitely open their eyes to how large our world is.
I think that learning about other parts of the world is swell, but I don't think the IETF should be a travel agent.
Regards, John Levine, johnl@xxxxxxxxx, Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY "I dropped the toothpaste", said Tom, crestfallenly.