I went to Adelaide. it was my first IETF. I am now an IETF regular-irregular, of 10+ years standing. So, proof by example, it increased Australian participation by at least 1.
In fact, I think by scale, Australians punch above their weight. Especially if you include americans who live in Australia, Australians who live in the mainland of the USA.
I think IETF going to Adelaide had net positive effects on Australian participation. Small. but real.
-G
On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 1:19 PM, <l.wood@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Melinda,
can you confine yourself to disagreeing with something I actually said?
Thanks so much!
Lloyd Wood
http://sat-net.com/L.Wood/
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From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Melinda Shore [melinda.shore@xxxxxxxxx]
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Subject: Re: IETF Meeting in South America
On 5/28/13 6:27 PM, Arturo Servin wrote:
> Going to Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Mexico City or Santiago will always
> split audiences as these are the major tech hubs in the region (also add
> Bogota, Lima, San Jose and other cities). So, I think it is not
> comparable with Australia.
I actually don't agree with Lloyd that the reason that the Australian
meeting didn't lead to increased Australian participation was that it
was because it was in Adelaide. I don't expect a South American
meeting in any South American city to lead to an increase in Latin
American participation, either.
Melinda