Re: Applying "Note Well" to side meetings

"Scott O. Bradner" <sob@sobco.com> Sun, 21 July 2019 10:24 UTC

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Subject: Re: Applying "Note Well" to side meetings
From: "Scott O. Bradner" <sob@sobco.com>
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speaking as co-editor of the ruleset

see the definition of “Contribution” in RFC 8179

basically, the “note well” applies whenever activities that are "intended to 
affect the IETF Standards Process” may happen

Scott

> On Jul 20, 2019, at 3:18 PM, Adrian Farrel <adrian@olddog.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Normally [1] when we have a "bar BoF" (also known as a "side meeting") we do
> not apply the terms of the "Note Well" [2]. We have usually considered bar
> BoFs to be outside the IETF because the IETF has no control over who meets
> and drinks.
> 
> However, this time around, the side meetings are somewhat more formal with
> room bookings and projectors and advertisements and so on.
> 
> So, does the Note Well apply to these side meetings?
> 
> Apologies if I missed an email on this: I sometimes don't focus as much as I
> should.
> 
> Thanks,
> Adrian
> 
> [1] For some practical definition of "normal"
> [2] https://www.ietf.org/about/note-well/
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