Today is not enough to only have meetings where attendees are coming from. That is a parading that we need to break and I think that we are moving in that direction. I am not expecting to agree with me as I do not agree that we only contribute to standards development. Regards, as On 5/23/13 6:47 PM, Donald Eastlake wrote: > On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Arturo Servin <arturo.servin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> This is very good news. If done, it would show how the IETF is evolving >> and adapting to this new world that it is own creation "the Internet" >> has make us live in. > > You seem slightly confused. If you look at the original message, it > talks about there having been increased attendance at IETF meetings > from South and Central America. > > As far as I know, it has been and is still more or less the policy of > the IETF to hold meetings where attendees have been coming from. The > purpose of IETF meetings is to contribute to standards development, > not "outreach" or something, which is a goal for other organizations. > If few attend from some part of the world, there will be few/no IETF > meetings there no matter what the population or amount of network use > in that part of the world. I do not see and do not particularly want > any "evolving" in how the IETF decides where to meet. > > Thanks, > Donald > ============================= > Donald E. Eastlake 3rd +1-508-333-2270 (cell) > 155 Beaver Street, Milford, MA 01757 USA > d3e3e3@xxxxxxxxx > >> Regards, >> as >> >> On 5/23/13 3:30 PM, Alia Atlas wrote: >>> Never been to Buenos Aires - but it sounds like a great idea. I know >>> that the search has been on for >>> an acceptable venue in South America for a long while. >>> >>> Alia