On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 2:27 AM, Paul Wouters <paul@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have been thinking about this. If we would meet in Dubai, then I would > not go because I'm an atheist which is a crime there and I don't feel > secure enough this is a "legacy law not enforced". However, I would not > be against the IETF meeting there because I do want us to try and be > inclusive of the Middle East, something we haven't done well so far. > > However, I would hope we continue to strife to go to locations that are > as inclusive as possible. Which includes skipping the US if Mr. Trump > gets his no-Muslim rule enforced - as a practical statement, not a > political one. A thought experiment. Imagine a Trump-like figure in Indonesia targeting Christians/Atheists/Non-muslims with elections in November. Assume a meeting is scheduled there in March 2017. How many people would feel comfortable going there ? Now imagine the same situation in US if Trump gets elected (an actual possibility). I see we have a meeting upcoming in Chicago in March 2017. Made up your mind yet ? -- Vinayak