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On 2020-04-19, at 16:38, Kathleen Moriarty <kathleen.moriarty.ietf@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote: > Major corporations are not going to support travel in June.. We won't have a vaccine and bringing
> that many people together is sure to lead to an outbreak. After seeing what happened locally (Boston,
> MA) at the Biogen meeting with about 100/175 attendees getting sick, I would not consider attending
> a meeting in July in person. This also makes a decision for AMS and that isn't fair (IMO). I hope they are
> factored into this process as many of our corporations have done for us (preventing travel and valuing
> our health). > > It would be nice to move on and figure out how to best run virtual meetings and improve upon
> learnings as opposed to having this discussions. Let's spend our time well. That seems like a reasonable take on the current situation, especially when you also factor in possible government-imposed travel restrictions, potential challenges with travel and health insurance etc. At
this stage, a face-to-face event in Madrid in late July seems pretty implausible, with Bangkok in November also looking ambitious if an additional requirement is the existence of a proven and widely available vaccine.
Focusing instead on arrangements for a more fully featured online event seems like a better use of time and resources, especially if there is a need to consider alternate tools for access as has been raised
on a separate thread. Andrew |
