Re: [Ietf108planning] Assessment criteria for decision on in-person/virtual IETF 108

[Kathleen Moriarty <[e-mail]>]

Please do have AMS and other contractors/employees factored into the
decision process.  Their ability to decide for themselves is different from
others.

Additionally, in the church, they say absolution is a gift and it certainly
can be a gift.  If some feel pressure to attend out of some obligation,
then they will attend, but will be relived if they are told they don't have
to do it.  In other words, you'll have some attendees willing to go that
would rather not.

I don't think I'll be able top travel through the year per my employer
unless something changes radically.  There will also be budget constraints
in the coming year(s) in addition to virus concerns for employers and
self-financed individuals.

Best regards,
Kathleen

On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 1:20 PM Michael StJohns <[e-mail]>
wrote:

> On 4/17/2020 5:44 PM, Jay Daley wrote:
>
> Mike
>
> On 18/04/2020, at 9:35 AM, Michael StJohns <[e-mail]>
> <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
> 
> Jay/Stewart -
>
> A piece of the puzzle may be the availability and cost of medical travel
> insurance.   For grins I just priced the cost of insurance based on having
> the November IETF either in London or Bangkok and it came out about $60 for
> either of those destinations.    The benefit included things like a $1M
> coverage of medical evacuations and a $150K non-medical evacuation.
>
> Adding to the list of criteria Jay posted earlier - maybe "Availability of
> affordable medical insurance with no exclusions for the destination
> including any related to Covid-19"?
>
>
> That was raised during our internal discussions and we rejected the idea
> as it is too difficult to assess the cost for people travelling from all of
> the countries that participants come from.  Let me know if you can see a
> way around that.
>
> Jay
>
> --
>
>
> Hi Jay -
>
> Have you considered reaching out to the IETF's and ISOC's insurance
> companies to ask them about this?   I'd think they'd have a good grasp of
> rates around the world or know where to get them.  Alternately, ask them if
> they'd be willing to issue medical insurance travel plans for the IETF
> meeting attendees or can refer to an underwriter who would?
>
> I don't know if any of this is viable, but it may suggest some ways to
> calm fears for whatever the next in public meeting turns out to be.
>
> Later, Mike
>
>
>

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Best regards,
Kathleen