> On Apr 18, 2016, at 2:41 PM, Melinda Shore <melinda.shore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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. BTW… if there’s a way to keep track and measure that additional active participation from Latin America I’ll be happy to do it. I’m open to suggestions on how it can be than. Christian > 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 >