On 4/19/2013 2:02 AM, Yoav Nir wrote:
Only that you know enough people so that you could push a new technology even without attending,
IETF work officially happens on IETF lists, not at in-person meetings.As per the Tao of the IETF: "Any decision made at a face-to-face meeting must also gain consensus on the WG mailing list."
Team-building is also useful, but not necessary, and also can happen off-list and at other non-IETF meetings.
Joe