No much difference in China either, and we had IETF in Beijing even though China has the famous Great Fire Wall of Internet. Jeffrey > -----Original Message----- > From: Recentattendees [mailto:recentattendees-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Barry Raveendran Greene > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 12:15 PM > To: Ietf@Ietf. Org <ietf@xxxxxxxx> > Cc: recentattendees@xxxxxxxx; IETF Announcement List <ietf- > announce@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [Recentattendees] Background on Singapore go/no go for IETF > 100 > > > If this is being used as the justification, then South Korea must also be > changed. Same problem. > > > On May 25, 2016, at 3:08 PM, IAOC Chair <iaoc-chair@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Reasons for Cancellation of IETF 100 Meeting in Singapore, and the IAOC > understands that to be: > > > > “ Singapore laws against same-sex relationships between men and > > preventing the recognition of same-sex marriages could create > > difficulties for same-sex partners and their children; these have > > discouraged affected members of our community from participating > > at the IETF meeting in November of 2017 and have also influenced > > others to decline to attend in principled solidarity with them. > > > > > > Accordingly, the IETF has decided to postpone indefinitely the > meeting > > in Singapore and is pursuing alternative venues.” > > _______________________________________________ > Recentattendees mailing list > Recentattendees@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/recentattendees