On 5 Jul 2013, at 15:30, John C Klensin <john@xxxxxxx> wrote: > --On Friday, July 05, 2013 07:40 +0100 l.wood@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> It strikes me that 'membership fees' as opposed to 'entrance >> fees' could work around this payment issue. Or incur a >> different tax... > > But the use of a term like "membership fee" has profound > implications for what the IETF claims is our way of doing > business. I would add also that many organisations (and funding bodies) would not support claims for "membership fees" where conference meeting registration fees are perfectly accepted. Tim