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Re: [102attendees] [103attendees] Visa problems - need a different invitation letter

Ludwig Seitz <ludwig.seitz@ri.se> Wed, 12 September 2018 05:56 UTC

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Subject: Re: [102attendees] [103attendees] Visa problems - need a different invitation letter
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On 12/09/18 03:08, Jiankang Yao wrote:
> *From:* Bob Hinden <mailto:bob.hinden@gmail.com>
> *Date:* 2018-09-12 03:27
> *To:* Philip Prindeville <mailto:philipp@redfish-solutions.com>
> *CC:* Christian Hopps <mailto:chopps@gmail.com>; 102attendees 
> <mailto:102attendees@ietf.org>; Robert Wilton 
> <mailto:rwilton=40cisco.com@dmarc.ietf.org>; Bob Hinden 
> <mailto:bob.hinden@gmail.com>; 103attendees 
> <mailto:103attendees@ietf.org>; Artyom Gavrichenkov 
> <mailto:ximaera@gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [102attendees] [103attendees] Visa problems - need a 
> different invitation letter
>  >> At the very least it raises the question of whether it’s worth having further IETF’s in Thailand.
>  >
>  >As far as I can tell, the issue here is what kind of visa one needs (tourist or business).  It’s not about getting into the country at all.
>  >
>  >This doesn’t seem like an issue that should keep the IETF from having another meeting in Thailand.
>  >
> Agree.  Thailand is a very friendly country. I have been there for 
> international conferences many times.
> Best Regards.
> Jiankang Yao
> 

Friendly for some definitions of friendly.

Thailand is a military dictatorship and if I'm not mistaken under 
martial law (source: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Council_for_Peace_and_Order), so 
I for my part see very big issues with having IETF meetings there, 
notwithstanding the fact that they may treat tourists nicely.

Best regards,

Ludwig Seitz

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