Ted, Thanks. Perhaps then Olafur recommendation: "must have attended at least 5 meetings of the last 15 and including one of the last 5". may be a good compromise. Also, I would suggest "one of the last 6" (instead of 5). I guess in two years the IETF does not change too much. Regards, as On 6/27/13 12:59 PM, Ted Lemon wrote: > On Jun 27, 2013, at 7:44 AM, Arturo Servin <arturo.servin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> What is the rationale of the requirement to attend psychically to >> meetings? > Acculturation: the opportunity over time to absorb the IETF culture and become a part of it. The other points you raised are valid, but this is the main thing. > > I think acculturation is possible for remote attendees in theory, but not with the current level of support for off-site participation—while what we have is great for helping people to participate in selected working group meetings, it doesn't provide anything like the experience of an on-site participant.