[lacnog] IETF Meeting in South America

[Alexis Munoz (Gmail)]

Ya complete la encuesta. 

Me uno a los comentarios, que buena iniciativa. 

Saludos,

Alexis Muñoz

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Of Javier Bustos Jiménez
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 1:45 PM
To: Latin America and Caribbean Region Network Operators Group
Subject: Re: [lacnog] IETF Meeting in South America

Wow!
Que buena iniciativa!
Ya complété la encuesta.

A todo esto, quienes de "acá" van a Berlin?

Saludos
Javier

El 23-05-2013, a las 12:15, Alejandro Acosta
<alejandroacostaalamo en gmail.com> escribió:

> Vamos por buen camino!
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: The IAOC <bob.hinden en gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 08:54:12 -0700
> Subject: IETF Meeting in South America
> To: IETF Announcement List <ietf-announce en ietf.org>
> Cc: ietf en ietf.org
> 
> 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 en ietf.org>.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob Hinden
> IAOC Chair
> 
> 
> 
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