----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicholas Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Livingood, Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Nicholas Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <ietf@ietf.org>; "Soininen Jonne (NSN FI/Espoo)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:04 AM Subject: Re: [73attendees] Is USAqualifiedfor2.3ofdraft-palet-ietf-meeting-venue-selection-criteria?
> > On Nov 18, 2008, at 3:56 PM, Livingood, Jason wrote: > >> I recall stats from IETF 71 (which may be out of date). I believe at >> that time, 48% of attendees were from the U.S. Next was Japan with >> 9%, >> then China with 5.7%. If I recall correctly, this was a good number >> of >> attendees from China, but I do not know how that compared to IETF 72 >> or >> to IETF 73. Is the visa issue for visitors from all countries >> coming to >> the U.S., or is this specific to Chinese citizens coming to the U.S. >> >> Jason > > The US offers a large number in the Visa Waiver program: > http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html > > Which is basically EU + Japan + australia, yes, sure. all these countries are developed countries. IETFers from developing countries are not easy to get a visa to USA. > > Plus Canada under a different category. > > I would bet (but have no evidence) that the visa problem is almost > specifically a chinese issue. > > _______________________________________________ > 73attendees mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/73attendees > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
