Re: [73attendees] Is USA qualified for2.3ofdraft-palet-ietf-meeting-venue-selection-criteria?

Matthew Ford <ford@isoc.org> Tue, 18 November 2008 21:53 UTC

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Subject: Re: [73attendees] Is USA qualified for2.3ofdraft-palet-ietf-meeting-venue-selection-criteria?
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On 18/11/08 14:27, Soininen Jonne (NSN FI/Espoo) wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> 
> In the IAOC, we have followed the visa situation for different nations
> closely. It is obviously in the benefit for the IETF to have all the
> participants that want and need to come to the IETF could also come.

Seems like the UK might offer a solution:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7736010.stm

"officials were "under pressure" to issue - rather than reject - visas 
to meet productivity targets."


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