Re: [114attendees] [114all] Consultation on COVID management for IETF 115 London

I am with Randy on this one. I don't want to discourage people from 
flying to meetings, but I will probably attend remotely. Please keep 
supporting remote participation.

-- Christian Huitema

On 8/12/2022 4:32 PM, Les Ginsberg (ginsberg) wrote:
> I respect people's right to decide whether to get vaccinated or not - even though I strongly encourage people to get vaccinated.
>
> But I do not respect people's right to put others at risk out of what is ultimately arrogance (however reasoned).
>
> The sad reality is that we are living with a highly contagious disease that has a significant mortality rate.
> Please, be considerate to others by doing what you can to minimize the risk of anyone contracting the disease.
>
> I am fine with the stated IETF policy.
>
>      Les
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> From: 114attendees <114attendees-bounces@ietf.org> On Behalf Of Smith, Andy
> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2022 4:21 PM
> To: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>; Tony Li <tony.li@tony.li>
> Cc: 114attendees@ietf.org
> Subject: Re: [114attendees] [114all] Consultation on COVID management for IETF 115 London
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> Too strict a policy and the "real meeting" will take place at the bar around the corner from IETF.
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> This is precisely what was happening in Philly.
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> And this will, to Randy's point, disadvantage remote participation even more.
>
> Require double vax and double booster, make masks optional.
>
> Andy
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>
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> From: 114attendees <114attendees-bounces@ietf.org<mailto:114attendees-bounces@ietf.org>> on behalf of Randy Bush <randy@psg.com<mailto:randy@psg.com>>
> Date: Friday, August 12, 2022 at 6:42 PM
> To: Tony Li <tony.li@tony.li<mailto:tony.li@tony.li>>
> Cc: 114attendees@ietf.org<mailto:114attendees@ietf.org> <114attendees@ietf.org<mailto:114attendees@ietf.org>>
> Subject: Re: [114attendees] [114all] Consultation on COVID management for IETF 115 London
>> Or maybe... the IETF should learn from its mistakes, realize that
>> putting people's health at risk is simply not worth it, and revert to
>> a purely virtual meeting.
> i have sympathy for this, and certainly will not attend in person.  but,
> as long as remote participation is not disadvantaged, if a bunch of folk
> want to risk running off the earth's edge, i have better things to do
> than trying to stop them.
>
> as long as remote participation is not disadvantaged:
>
> randy
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