Re: Interim step on meetings site feedback for sites currently under active consideration

<lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk> Fri, 22 April 2016 06:46 UTC

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Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 06:43:17 +0000
From: lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk
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>> The politics of communication systems sit in the top tier in 
>> international diplomacy. Only actual military conflict outranks them. 


How truly fortunate that no-one views energy, oil or trade as that important.

 Lloyd Wood lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk http://about.me/lloydwood 


----- Original Message -----
From: Phillip Hallam-Baker <phill@hallambaker.com>
To: Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live555.com>
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Sent: Friday, 22 April 2016, 9:51
Subject: Re: Interim step on meetings site feedback for sites currently under active consideration

On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 7:11 PM, Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live555.com> wrote:

>
>> On Apr 21, 2016, at 7:50 AM, Phillip Hallam-Baker <phill@hallambaker.com> wrote:
>>
>> I think people are missing the point of the 'world tour'. It is not
>> just what happens inside the IETF that is important, it is the
>> perception of the IETF in other forums. In particular government
>> forums.
>>
>> The politics of communication systems sit in the top tier in
>> international diplomacy. Only actual military conflict outranks them.
>> One thing that every successful politician understands is the impact
>> of communication infrastructures on their position.
>
> The point’s well taken - but perhaps you’re conflating the role of the IETF with that of the Internet Society (ISOC)?

IETF is an organized activity of ISOC. The government types do not see
a difference and it is not something I would spend time attempting to
explain.