Being a tango addict, Buenos Aires deserves a huge +1 from me! Cheers,
Simon Simon Il giorno 23/mag/2013, alle ore 17:54, The IAOC ha scritto: > 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 <ietf@ietf.org>. > > Thanks, > Bob Hinden > IAOC Chair > _\\|//_ ( O-O ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o00~~(_)~~00o~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Simon Pietro Romano Universita' di Napoli Federico II Computer Engineering Department Phone: +39 081 7683823 -- Fax: +39 081 7683816 e-mail: sprom...@unina.it <<Molti mi dicono che lo scoraggiamento Ë l'alibi degli idioti. Ci rifletto un istante; e mi scoraggio>>. Magritte. oooO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~( )~~~ Oooo~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \ ( ( ) \_) ) / (_/
