Re: IETF 107 Vancouver In-Person Meeting Cancelled

[Alexandre Petrescu <[e-mail]>]

Le 10/03/2020 à 20:10, The IESG a écrit :
> The IESG and the IRTF Chair have decided to cancel the in-person IETF
> 107 Vancouver meeting. This decision is based on input we gathered
> from Working Group (WG) and Research Group (RG) chairs about our
> ability to hold productive WG and RG sessions at IETF 107. Our
> assessment of this feedback is that a majority of sessions would not
> be viable if we were to hold the in-person IETF meeting. On this
> basis, we believe we cannot hold an effective in-person meeting.
> 
> As a result of this cancellation, the in-person Hackathon, Code
> Sprint, all other in-person events planned for the weekend of March
> 21-22, the chairs training scheduled for March 20, and all other
> in-person sessions during the week are cancelled.
> 
> The IESG is working on an alternative all-virtual agenda for the week
> of March 21-27 with a limited schedule adapted to accommodate the
> time zones of as many participants as possible. We are also planning
> to support an increased volume of virtual interim meetings during the
> weeks that follow. We will send another update to the community soon
> with more information about these plans. The Hackathon organizers are
> also considering plans for virtual Hackathon support.
> 
> We have re-opened Internet-Draft submissions, which had been closed
> on March 9 in anticipation of the in-person meeting. Internet-Drafts
> may be submitted at <https://datatracker.ietf.org/submit/>.
> 
> A separate announcement from the IETF Executive Director will follow
> with details about registration cancellations and refunds.
> 
> These are unusual times given the circumstances created by the spread
> of COVID-19.  We hope that everyone remains safe and healthy.
> 
> Regards, The IESG and the IRTF Chair
> 

I want to thank for the work towards this decision under these 
circumstances.

Alex