That is correct , Ole, LA was chosen, among for a number of reasons, including its archeologic significance to the early history of the Internet.
—Olaf
On 17 Sep 2017, at 17:49, Ole Jacobsen wrote:
I believe the choice of venue had to do with wanting to meet at
the “origins of the Internet (ARPANET)” at UCLA where IMP 1 is
on display.
Ole
On 17 Sep 2017, at 06:42, Lee Howard <lee@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Agreed.
Three of the 25 awardees were unable to get visas to receive their awards
[1]. Makes me wonder why ISOC chose to hold the event in the U.S. If it
was to call attention to these issues, good. If it was because they didn’t
realize the problems, then I hope they’ve learned a valuable lesson and
will publicize it for others’ benefit.
Lee
[1] "Three of the awardees have not been granted visas to enter the United
States.” https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2017/09/keeping-door-open/
On 9/17/17, 9:30 AM, "ietf on behalf of Eliot Lear" <ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx
on behalf of lear@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The IAOC made a really good call to change venues from San Francisco
(not that it makes me happy- I love visiting SF).
Mexican teacher barred from traveling to US to collect Internet Society
award
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/16/mexican-teacher-barred-from-
traveling-to-us-to-collect-internet-society-award
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