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Re: Thinking laterally

Ted Lemon <Ted.Lemon@nominum.com> Fri, 27 February 2015 16:53 UTC

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Subject: Re: Thinking laterally
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On Feb 27, 2015, at 11:49 AM, Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com> wrote:
> That would be a cultural disaster for the IETF.  If you don't have to
> go anywhere to attend, will you even make time for more than the WG
> meetings in which you have a direct interest?  Probably not.  And what
> of all the hallway and bar BoFs?  Gone.

Ubiquitous WiFi in meeting rooms has already made it the case that only those people who want to actually attend to the sessions where their bodies are parked.   This is just the cross-area review problem wearing another hat.   I agree it's a problem, but I don't think the fact that people fly in for meetings makes it less of a problem.

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