Re: [73attendees] Is USA qualified for 2.3 of draft-palet-ietf-meeting-venue-selection-criteria?

[Fred Baker <[e-mail]>]

For the record, such people often know what the word "Cisco" implies,  
and sending letters on that letterhead has been ineffective. I'm all  
for getting it solved, but I would not assume that fixes will be  
either quick or painless.

On Nov 22, 2008, at 1:30 PM, Ted Lemon wrote:

> On Nov 22, 2008, at 2:10 PM, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote:
>> Have you tried, or is this just an assumption you are making?
>>
>> The argument I would make to state here is that if we can show that  
>> the person who is applying for the visa has been contributing to  
>> the work of the IETF for an extended time, there really is very  
>> little risk of them overstaying their visa. People who might  
>> qualify for an H1B are unlikely to risk their chances of obtaining  
>> one legitimately.
>
> This, along with the suggestion of making sure that the person  
> processing the visa knows what the IETF is, are both excellent  
> suggestions.   While I personally would be happy to do IETFs in  
> Montreal instead of Minneapolis, because I really like Montreal, I  
> get the impression that a lot of IETFers actually appreciate the  
> opportunity to come to the 'States, pain in the neck though it may  
> be.   So all kidding aside, I think it's worth exploring the  
> suggestions people have made for how to solve this problem, rather  
> than simply trying to step around it.
>
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