Subject: [Recentattendees] LAST CALL Buenos Aires Meeting Survey was Re: IETF Meeting in South America

From: Ray Pelletier <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 10:39:45 -0400

All;

LAST CALL for input on survey.  Join 495 of your colleagues and provide input on 9 question 
anonymous survey.  Takes 3 minutes.  See note below.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NWYLQCD

Thanks
Ray

On May 26, 2013, at 3:46 PM, Ray Pelletier wrote:

> All;
> 
> This email is being sent to everyone who attended an IETF meeting in 2012 and 2013.
> Every effort was made to eliminate dupes, but errors may have occurred or people may
> have used different addresses for different lists.  Apologies in advance if you have 
> already received this information and request for feedback about the IETF considering 
> holding an IETF meeting in South America.
> 
> Ray Pelletier
> IETF Administrative Director
> 
> As you may know the IAOC has been investigating the feasibility of having an IETF
> meeting in South America.  There was a site visit to South America last February. 
> We have found two venues that we believe will support a successful IETF meeting
> and we would like to get feedback from the community.
> 
> The venues are in Buenos Aires.  They meet our requirements for the meeting
> space, networking, nearby restaurants and bars, hotel room rates in the mid $200
> dollar range, nearby alternate hotels at a broad range of prices, nice area in the
> city, safe, direct international flights, and accessible visas.  The IAOC thinks we
> could have a successful IETF meeting in Buenos Aires and that attendees would
> like the venues.
> 
> There has been a consistent level of IETF participation from South and Central
> America, and it has been growing since IETF82.  The data on this is posted at 
> 
>  http://iaoc.ietf.org/documents/IETF-Regional-Attendance-00.pdf.  
> 
> The current meeting regional rotation (announced at IETF79) allows for an
> occasional IETF meeting outside of our main regions (Europe, North America,
> Asia/Pacific).  
> 
> IETF standards are made more valuable the more relevant they are and the more
> uptake they get.  IETF standards are also made more robust when all perspectives
> are represented during their development.  Encouraging growing participation
> will help strengthen the Internet, further encourage participation from those areas
> that will see the most growth in the coming years, and will help advance the IETF
> in political and international circles which is becoming more of an imperative.
> 
> We have asked the IESG for their feedback and they are supportive of a meeting in
> South America if there is community support and active participants attend.
> 
> Things to consider are that it will be a long trip for the majority of IETFers and the
> air fares are more expensive (about 10% to 20% higher than average), though
> restaurants are less expensive.  This would be a case where most IETFers would
> bear more travel pain and expense.  
> 
> The IAOC would like to understand if the IETF community thinks that the IETF
> should have a meeting in the next few years in Buenos Aires.  The IAOC would
> also like to get feedback on how we can ensure the meeting is as successful as
> possible and on ways to grow participation in the region.
> 
> We have set up a survey at  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NWYLQCD  where
> you can indicate your likelihood of attending, and we encourage you to send your
> general feedback to the IETF list <[email-masked]>.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob Hinden
> IAOC Chair
> 
> 
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