Isaac,
Welcome!
I would say that the first year of involvement in the IETF is tough on anybody.
It takes that long to learn the language.
Brian
"Udotong, Isaac" wrote:
>
> As a newcomer, I can't agree more with Bill, or at least I find it difficult
> doing so. Apart from reading emails, I kind of feel left behind.
>
> Isaac Udotong
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian E Carpenter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 4:58 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Welcoming newcomers
>
> Bill Manning wrote:
> ...
> > I enjoyed a much different experience. I was asked by a couple of
> > WG chairs if I would be willing to take on tasks that needed to be
> > done, was invited to share opinions and thoughts by folks on the
> > IAB... as a first time attendee. Getting involved was easy. Those
> > responsible encouraged new blood. Recent experience seems to
> indicate
> > a "winnowing" process is now in effect, making it harder, perhaps
> > much harder to allow individual contribution. If I was starting
> today,
> > I'd avoid the IETF as a venue.
>
> If we are projecting this image, it's a problem. But given the constant
> increase in attendance, I doubt if it's really the case. Certainly in my
> own WG we have some very active participants who weren't at all involved
> when
> we started, and some of the early activists have moved on.
>
> If you think that good newcomers are not getting a fair hearing, recommend
> them to the ADs as WG chairs. And mentor any newcomers that you happen to
> know.
>
> Brian
