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To: Paul Kyzivat <pkyzivat@alum.mit.edu>, "90attendees@ietf.org"
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:49:16 -0400
Thread-Topic: [90attendees] UK Specific info from FCO
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Subject: Re: [90attendees] UK Specific info from FCO
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Yeah, IETF has a lot of wild life.

-----Original Message-----
From: 90attendees [mailto:90attendees-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Paul K=
yzivat
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 1:45 PM
To: 90attendees@ietf.org
Subject: Re: [90attendees] UK Specific info from FCO

On 7/16/14 11:37 AM, Hutton, Andrew wrote:
> For UK attendees see https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/canada I di=
d not notice anything very unusual.
>
> IETF'ers should note "Take all rubbish with you, and treat any food items=
 with great care to avoid attracting animals to your site" so be careful wi=
th the cookie crumbs.

This is a concern. If you leave extra cookies lying around in the conferenc=
e rooms they will definitely attract animals. :-)

	Thanks,
	Paul

> Andy
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 90attendees [mailto:90attendees-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of=20
>> Sandra Murphy
>> Sent: 15 July 2014 20:14
>> To: attendees
>> Cc: Sandra Murphy
>> Subject: [90attendees] Canada specific info from US State Dept.
>>
>> At IETF89 in London, I related an incident on the 89attendees list=20
>> involving confiscation of a penknife at the London Eye.  Someone very=20
>> helpfully posted a pointer to the US State Dept web site for the UK,=20
>> something they do for all nations to list special considerations that=20
>> US citizens should know.
>>
>> I thought that sounded like a great idea, so I looked it up for this=20
>> trip as well.  Yes, Canada is awfully close to US in things besides=20
>> geography, but that's not the same as exactly the same.
>>
>> Here's the URL:
>> http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/canada.html.
>>
>> As teasers, here are a few things I spotted that I did not know:
>>
>> You can be fined in Toronto for leaving your car unlocked or having=20
>> items in view. (A reaction to the prevalence of smash-and-grab=20
>> thefts.)
>>
>> You must declare ANY firearms you bring into the country and can get=20
>> into trouble (confiscation, arrest) if they find any that you forgot=20
>> to declare.  There are also forms to fill out if you want to borrow a=20
>> firearm while in the country.  Not that I would do either, but a mark=20
>> of how seriously they consider this.  (For all I know, US laws are
>> similar.)
>>
>> There are three categories of firearms and "some knives" are included=20
>> in the "restricted firearms" category.  (You can believe that caught=20
>> my eye!  No word on that page on what "some" means.)
>>
>> Under "pornography", it says computers and cell phones are subject to=20
>> search at the border.
>>
>> DUI is a criminal offense.  Any prior conviction "no matter how old=20
>> or how minor the infraction" means you are excluded from entry, with=20
>> a long latency exception process (called "approval for=20
>> rehabilitation", to give you an idea of how they regard this).
>>
>> This is info specifically intended for US citizens and their cultural=20
>> expectations.  It should be useful for all attendees but may not=20
>> mention something that other nation's citizens would not expect. =20
>> Other nations may provide similar info for their citizens.
>>
>> --Sandy
>>
>>
>
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