As you may know the IAOC has been investigating the feasibility of having an IETF meeting in South America. There was a site visit to South America last February. We have found two venues that we believe will support a successful IETF meeting and we would like to get feedback from the community. The venues are in Buenos Aires. They meet our requirements for the meeting space, networking, nearby restaurants and bars, hotel room rates in the mid $200 dollar range, nearby alternate hotels at a broad range of prices, nice area in the city, safe, direct international flights, and accessible visas. The IAOC thinks we could have a successful IETF meeting in Buenos Aires and that attendees would like the venues. There has been a consistent level of IETF participation from South and Central America, and it has been growing since IETF82. The data on this is posted at http://iaoc.ietf.org/documents/IETF-Regional-Attendance-00.pdf. The current meeting regional rotation (announced at IETF79) allows for an occasional IETF meeting outside of our main regions (Europe, North America, Asia/Pacific). IETF standards are made more valuable the more relevant they are and the more uptake they get. IETF standards are also made more robust when all perspectives are represented during their development. Encouraging growing participation will help strengthen the Internet, further encourage participation from those areas that will see the most growth in the coming years, and will help advance the IETF in political and international circles which is becoming more of an imperative. We have asked the IESG for their feedback and they are supportive of a meeting in South America if there is community support and active participants attend. Things to consider are that it will be a long trip for the majority of IETFers and the air fares are more expensive (about 10% to 20% higher than average), though restaurants are less expensive. This would be a case where most IETFers would bear more travel pain and expense. The IAOC would like to understand if the IETF community thinks that the IETF should have a meeting in the next few years in Buenos Aires. The IAOC would also like to get feedback on how we can ensure the meeting is as successful as possible and on ways to grow participation in the region. We have set up a survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NWYLQCD where you can indicate your likelihood of attending, and we encourage you to send your general feedback to the IETF list <ietf@xxxxxxxx>. Thanks, Bob Hinden IAOC Chair