On Feb 13, 2015, at 5:47 PM, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > But it begins to smell like a poll tax. Some people participate remotely > because they simply can't justify the travel expenditure; if it costs (say) > $200 to participate remotely, that would be enough to keep some people out. > How the Secretariat could possibly validate hardship cases remotely > is beyond me. Hence the suggestion that we have a hardship exemption. My expense report for IETF including airfare is typically higher than $2500, so $200 for remote participation would be a substantial savings, if that were the fee.