>On May 23, 2013, at 7:44 PM, Melinda Shore <melinda.shore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> So the question is why we aren't seeing more drafts, reviews, and >> discussions from people in Central and South America, > >Language? Possibly, but we get quite a lot from parts of Asia where I'd think the language issue would be more severe. I agree with Melinda, it would be good to figure out how to get people in South America more involved in the IETF, but I also agree that there is no reason to expect that an IETF meeting there would make any difference.