On 4/18/16 9:09 AM, Dan Harkins wrote:
But I think these issues should be balanced with the overall benefit that the IETF World Tour provides.
As I've said repeatedly, I don't think the world tour actually does bring much benefit. I'm very hopeful that some of the South Americans who attended their first IETF meeting because it was held in Buenos Aires will continue to participate (as in: bring in work and participate in ongoing work, and not as in: sit in meetings) but historically that has not been the case. I also think that the world tour tends to have the unintended side-effect of overemphasizing the importance of meetings to our process. Also, note that a large number of regulars opted to skip the meeting in Buenos Aires. Granted, there are those who might see that as a benefit. Melinda