Hi, On 11/15/2012 5:19 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: > > On 11/15/2012 9:43 AM, Carlos M. Martinez wrote: >> Comparing with the ITU who does tour the world, organizing workshops in >> far away places, I really think we should be trying a little harder to >> be more open. > > > It's important to distinguish between a 'workshop' and a 'working > meeting' where decisions are made. > > As I understand the ITU's operation, all of the ITU-T formal decisions > are made in Geneva. Any meetings held before that and seeming to make > decisions can be reversed during a Geneva session, in my direct > experience. > > Also, ISOC actually seems to do a pretty good job of showing up in > many places around the world, on the IETF's behalf, including events > that can be called workshops. > I agree, but I´m talking about perceptions and how these things can be manipulated against us. If we don´t care, that´s fine, but we shouldn´t be surprised afterwards if something we do not like comes out of WCIT. > d/