Hi,
On 26 Feb 2020, at 16:13, Ron Bonica wrote:
The IETF’s current practice of holding three in-person meetings per
year is not sustainable. If not today, at some time in the future, the
IETF will be forced to hold a fully on-line meeting. This may be
motivated by:
* The next public health issue
* Environmental concerns
* Geopolitical or visa concerns
* Economic concerns
I personally don’t agree with this, a bit apocalyptical, view. I think
we are letting our fears and our imagination get the best of us. It’s
hard, I’ve been nervously checking https://wuflu.live several times a
day, even though the rational side of my brain tells me that doing that
is plain silly.
Three meetings a year is perfectly sustainable, just maybe not everyone
needs to attend all three. Put numbers in perspective: three meetings a
year of around 1400 people is like 1/5th of a single rock concert of any
popular band (yes, a lot of people fly to go to concerts), or even less
of CES or similar trade shows. In actual numbers, we are a tiny
community.
Regardless of this comment, I believe developing the ability to hold
virtual meetings should be a top to-do item for the IETF. While it has
got a lot better lately, it’s still way behind other industry
solutions.
There is a lot of work to do. The sooner it starts, the better.
But don’t let fears get the best of us.
/Carlos
