Re: IETF 107 Standard Registration and Internet Draft Deadline Approaching

[Jay Daley <[e-mail]>]

Lou

> On 6/03/2020, at 1:46 PM, Lou Berger <[e-mail]> wrote:
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> Jay
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> On March 5, 2020 7:40:22 PM Jay Daley <[e-mail]> wrote:
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> > Lou
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> >> On 6/03/2020, at 1:33 PM, Lou Berger <[e-mail]> wrote:
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> >> Jay,
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> >> two very different points here:
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> >> 1) Everyone's situation is different / unique and often more complicated than simply who is canceling. I  strongly urge you, the LLC and the iesg to have a single consistent, and public, refund policy for all.  (Either full refund for all or service charge for all).
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> > I’m comfortable that our current policy strikes the right balance between an individual policy for each individual circumstance and a one-size-fits-all policy. 
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> Can formally State / post what the policy is?. I think I heard if canceling due to the corporate policy, no refund. if individual is canceling and paying out of pocket or due to CA government action, full refund.
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> what about cancellation due to health issues?
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The special registration provisions are here https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/107/ietf107-special-registration-provisions/

If anyone has a special circumstance which is not covered but they believe it should be then they should let us know at [e-mail]. If your next question is why don’t we publish that, then the answer is because people who are actually in that position do get in touch. 

Jay

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Jay Daley
IETF Executive Director

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> >> 2) have you checked on the legal exposure to the organization of continuing to hold the meeting in the face of so many public cancellations -  which are taking place at the organizational level (e.g., f8), the association level (IEEE, apc) and at the national level (CN and IS)?
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> > Yes.
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> Very happy to hear that.
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> Thank you
> Lou
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> > Jay
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> > Jay Daley
> > IETF Executive Director
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> >> Thanks,
> >> Lou
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> >>> On March 5, 2020 6:58:28 PM Jay Daley <[e-mail]> wrote:
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> >>>> On 6/03/2020, at 12:50 PM, Carsten Bormann <[e-mail]> wrote:
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> >>>> The difference should not be between corporate and government travel restrictions but between self-inflicted (company halts travel, company pays) and externally imposed (individual pays, employer still forbids travel; company pays, government forbids travel).
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> >>> I agree.
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> >>> Jay
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> >>>> Grüße, Carsten
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