Jay
Whilst I understand that the focus is on IETF108, this
dreadful illness is likely to be with us until there is a
reliable vaccine widely available. So even it it is under
control there will likely be a reservoir of infection for
a while and a risk that an IETF participant will fall ill
with it during a meeting.
That means that we have to consider not only what
happens with IETF109 in terms of virtual/F2F but also, if
it is F2F whether the medical resources in Bangkok are
such that attendees would be comfortable with the quality
and quantity of available care and treatment in that city
should they be struck by the covid infection during the
meeting.
I am not sure which is the
best venue from that point of view, but serious
consideration should be given to moving the meeting to a
place where a significant majority are happy with the
medical facilities.
As I hope is clear by now, I prefer objective data over
subjective views wherever possible as the latter are swayed so
much by emotion and information gaps. For example, I am deeply
uncomfortable at the prospect of requiring medical treatment
while in the US and needing to navigate what appears to me
from my barely informed position to be an utterly bizarre
system, but that doesn’t change the objective likelihood that
I would get excellent treatment.
Jay
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Jay
Daley
IETF Executive Director
Best regards
Stewart
