On 4/11/2016 7:34 AM, Joel M. Halpern wrote:
Surprisingly to some, it turns out that it is a real help if the host has local people on the ground in the meeting city. This creates a noticeable drawback to trying to just use 3 cities over and over.
That makes a big difference -- at the level of being essential -- for new cities in challenging regions -- mostly Asia for the IETF.
It's /much/ less of an issue for places having repeat visits. d/ -- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking bbiw.net