On May 31, 2013, at 16:53, Spencer Dawkins <spencerdawkins.ietf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > co-authoring with folks outside their region. Very good point. Significant advantage comes from any kind of co-authoring with someone who is able to bring another perspective. By region, by academic/commercial interest, by vendor/operator role, by amount of time you have been around in the IETF, by IETF area focus, etc. (Fostering diversity is a lot about adding perspectives, and getting that right into the author team will allow it to make early impact.) Now, if you come from a region sparsely populated with IETFers, that may make co-authoring with people outside your region a particularly good idea. Grüße, Carsten