Re: [admin-discuss] IETF LLC 2021 Draft Budget

> On 15/12/2020, at 11:09 AM, Ted Hardie <ted.ietf@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for providing the budget and, in particular, for the detailed assumptions.
> 
> For this one:
> 
> IETF 111 and IETF 112 will go ahead as in-person meetings but with in-person attendance down 15%.
> 
> Is the assumption that each will be down 15% or that taken together the total undercount would be 15% over the two meetings?  I ask because it seems likely that the return to comfort with in-person meetings might build over time.

15% each.  As a reminder, the scenarios in the budget are not chosen by likelihood but financial impact such that the adverse impact of any change is minimised.  If we reach the threshold of 20% of people unable to attend (whatever they might choose) then we switch online and the finances immediately look better.

> If IETF 111 takes place in San Francisco, it will be during the last week of July, 2021.  Current reports highlight the uncertainty of vaccine distribution plans for California (https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-12/heres-a-timeline-of-when-the-general-public-can-expect-the-covid-19-vaccine <https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-12/heres-a-timeline-of-when-the-general-public-can-expect-the-covid-19-vaccine> helpfully tells us that it might be "Spring, Summer, or Fall").  Given that, will the LLC attempt to make the call early on this, or use a timeline which might result in later cancellation?

We will wait a few months and assess the situation then.  

Jay

> 
> regards,
> 
> Ted Hardie
> 
> On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 6:28 PM IETF Executive Director <exec-director@ietf.org <mailto:exec-director@ietf.org>> wrote:
> The IETF Administration LLC has prepared its draft budget for 2021:
> 
>     https://www.ietf.org/blog/ietf-2021-draft-budget/ <https://www.ietf.org/blog/ietf-2021-draft-budget/>
> 
> Community feedback on the budget is welcome and should be made either directly to the IETF Executive Director at exec-director@ietf.org <mailto:exec-director@ietf.org>, who can also answer any questions, or to the administration discussion list admin-discuss@ietf.org <mailto:admin-discuss@ietf.org>.  Please provide any feedback before January 7th 2021.
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