Re: [113attendees] hybrid meetings: the worst of both worlds

["Livingood, Jason" <[e-mail]>]

This was the IETF’s first COVID-era* hybrid meeting. I wish I could have been there in person, but it didn't work out. I imagine that - as usual - there will be some lessons learned that will be applied next time at IETF-114. This hybrid meeting seemed to go generally well, amidst great uncertainty and an extremely dynamic global health environment. I really appreciate everyone's efforts to carry off the meeting so successfully given all of that!!

The next meeting will be in Philadelphia in their (our) summertime, which is typically a time when respiratory viruses are at a low point. It is also usually quite warm & humid and people can be comfortable outdoors**. So I am hopeful we may see more in-person attendance, by who knows***.

Jason


* I’m trying to train myself to say COVID-era rather than post-COVID. ;-)
** There are several small outdoor parks within 1 - 4 blocks walk of the venue. The city has the Fairmont Park system, which is 4,100 acres in size
*** I wonder if it is worth opening the 114attendees list early so people can discuss things related to attendance before the start of registration (which is usually the trigger for creating the list)? It might cut down on the noise on other lists.