I am not for or against to have IETF 100 in Singapore. But i would like to post a real issue here. A PhD student (with an Indian Passport) was quite excited for having a paper accepted at a Conference in the US. After having submitted his passport for Visa at the US embassy, they took it for a background check and they returned it to him after one month. He could not attend the conference, but he did get the visa after one month. Just imagine if something happend to his family back in India during the one month period, he could not travel because the passport was with the US embassy. The only way to contact the US embassy in Paris was by phone and everytime you had to give your credit card number, and they took 18 euros for each call. Hence, my suggestion is that IETF should take the visa issue also into account when considering a venue. Sandoche. On 24/05/16 14:25, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote: > I will go further: > > The same must apply for any country where death penalty is still applied. > > Saludos, > Jordi > > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: ietf <ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx> en nombre de Jordi Palet Martinez <jordi.palet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Responder a: Jordi Palet Martinez <jordi.palet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Fecha: martes, 24 de mayo de 2016, 14:22 > Para: <ietf@xxxxxxxx> > Asunto: Re: [Recentattendees] IETF 100, Singapore -- proposed path forward and request for input > >> +1 >> >> Saludos, >> Jordi >> >> >> -----Mensaje original----- >> De: ietf <ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx> en nombre de Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@xxxxxxxxx> >> Organización: People's Front Against WWW >> Responder a: <swmike@xxxxxxxxx> >> Fecha: martes, 24 de mayo de 2016, 14:09 >> Para: Harish Pillay <harish.pillay@xxxxxxxxx> >> CC: <ietf@xxxxxxxx> >> Asunto: Re: [Recentattendees] IETF 100, Singapore -- proposed path forward and request for input >> >>> On Mon, 23 May 2016, Harish Pillay wrote: >>> >>>> ever used. That is my world experience. When I travel to the US and >>>> I see people carrying weapons, how am I supposed to react/respond? >>> Let me +1 this here, I am seriously scared for my life whenever I interact >>> with law enforcement officers in the US, just from the fact that I know >>> they have to interact with armed people all the time and have to be >>> cautious that anyone they interact with has a decent likelyhood to be >>> armed. >>> >>> http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-law-basics/states-that-have-stand-your-ground-laws.html >>> >>> If we can't go to Singapore because they happen to have anti-LGBT laws on >>> the books, then I suggest we do not have any further meetings in USA at >>> all, especially not states that have stand-your-ground laws on their >>> books. >>> >>> As opposed to Singapore where anti-LGBT laws aren't really enforced, in >>> USA these kinds of laws seems to be on the rise instead of things getting >>> better. >>> >>> -- >>> Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike@xxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> ********************************************** >> IPv4 is over >> Are you ready for the new Internet ? >> http://www.consulintel.es >> The IPv6 Company >> >> This electronic message contains information which may be privileged or confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information, including attached files, is prohibited. >> >> > >