On 3 July 2017 at 18:38, Jim Reid <[email protected]> wrote: > > It’s even stranger because when I was in Dubai for an ITU meeting (sigh) > earlier this year, nothing was said (or done) about these DTCM > requirements. Attendees were not bar-coded or obliged to hand over their > Personal Data in advance.
ITU is an international treaty organisation, so special rules may apply. The ITU and UN meetings I have been to have had rather strict registration and badge restrictions. Dubai has changed the rules/enforcement of the rules rather recently as I understand it. This is unfortunate, but I hope it will not be a showstopper for a successful meeting. > Mind you, the hotel demanded they photocopy my passport at check-in. Which > is annoying enough. > That happens to me in most countries. -- Sincerely, Hans Petter Holen -RIPE Chair
