Hi, thanks for the announcement, Portia! Yes, there have been talks about bringing the IETF to Spain as far as I can remember. I was talking with Dave Oran this week about having discussed this among us two at some point in the 90s! Well, it has taken us many years, but it seems we are finally going to make it happen. Ericsson is indeed going to be hosting the summer IETF in Madrid (Spain) in a couple of years. Several of you have "informed" me that Madrid is hot in summer. While that is true, summer is also a good time for taking a few days off and visit the city or even the country. In any case, none of that should affect how the IETF gets stuff done during the meeting, which is our main goal. I also want to acknowledge all the help we got from Jordi Palet, who is based in Madrid, when searching potential venues. Cheers, Gonzalo On 14/07/2018 7:47 PM, IETF Administrative Director wrote: > The IAOC is pleased to announce that Ericsson will be the Host for > IETF 108 in Madrid, Spain. The meeting will take place July 25 - 31, 2020. > This will be the IETF's first meeting in Spain and the fourth hosted by > Ericsson – IETF 98 in Chicago in 2017, IETF 90 in Toronto in 2014, IETF 66 in > Montreal in 2006. > > Ericsson became an IETF Global Host in April 2016, meaning that they > have committed to hosting the IETF three times over the next ten > years! Thank you Ericsson for your continued support of the IETF! > > We cannot support the IETF meetings, RFC Editor, or the Secretariat > without the commitment and contributions of our many Hosts and > Sponsors. > > You can learn more about becoming an IETF Global Host, a Host, or > sponsoring an IETF meeting by contacting Ken Boyden, kboyden@xxxxxxxx. > > Once again, thank you Ericsson! > > Portia Wenze-Danley > IETF Administrative Director >
