Re: IETF 107 Vancouver In-Person Meeting Cancelled

Jay Daley <jay@ietf.org> Wed, 11 March 2020 17:29 UTC

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Subject: Re: IETF 107 Vancouver In-Person Meeting Cancelled
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:29:12 +1300
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Nick

> On 12/03/2020, at 12:21 AM, Nick Hilliard <nick@foobar.org> wrote:
> 
> JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote on 10/03/2020 20:37:
>> According to lawyers, at least in the case of Spanish law, from what
>> I got about 10 minutes ago, if an event organizer cancels a meeting,
>> it is responsible and liable for any cancellation's costs to
>> participants, unless there is a "force major cause" (which clearly is
>> not the case, until it is declared by the corresponding government).
> 
> Could someone from the IETF confirm that this has been taken into account in the risk analysis for the Madrid meeting?

No because this was the first we heard about this.  We will take legal advice.
> 
> It's entirely possible that a covid-19 outbreak could rumble on for some time, and if local legislation in Spain means that the IETF was liable to pay attendee costs if the Madrid meeting were cancelled, then this could present a financial threat to the viability of the IETF.

We are already insured against that.

Jay

> 
> Nick
> 

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