Re: IETF 107 Vancouver In-Person Meeting Cancelled

[Kyle Rose <[e-mail]>]

Trimming follow-ups.

Can we contain this shitstorm to a single thread on ietf@ so I can mute it
and not have to listen to everyone's sob story?


On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 3:15 PM JORDI PALET MARTINEZ <jordi.palet=
[e-mail]> wrote:

> I don't think this is right.
>
> Not having an official ban from the Canada authorities makes impossible to
> get a refund for:
>
> 1) Flight
> 2) Hotel
>
> So, for those that have paid that from their own pocket, in advance, to
> make it cheaper, is the IETF insurance going to cover that?
>
> Regards,
> Jordi
> @jordipalet
>
>
>
> El 10/3/20 20:11, "IETF-Announce en nombre de The IESG" <
> [e-mail] en nombre de [e-mail]> escribió:
>
>     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
>
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