[Manycouches] Tokyo remote hub

[Michael Richardson <[e-mail]>]

{does this belongs on manycouches@ instead of mtgvenue@ ?}

Was the Tokyo remote hub the only remote hub for 125?
I wasn't planning to travel to it, but I did find it difficult to find out
where the remote hubs were.   It felt a bit like one needed a private invite,
but I don't know.  (in fact, I'm grounded until June: clot)

Had someone organized something in Montreal, I might have gone, even paid for
a hotel.   Especially if the *meals* were served on China time.

I hope that the meeting survey will have some questions specific to the
remote hub.  I gather there was around 20 people at that hub, and that there
were three rooms setup.  I am curious how the WG for each room was
determined.  I guess people who needed a 4th WG just put them headphones on.

I wondered what reasons people had to be at the Tokyo hub.
At least a few definitely travelled from Australia and US West coast.

Some reasons I can imagine:
1. didn't have funds to travel, it was "local"
2. corporate policy against travel to China.
2b. approvals for travel takes too much effort/time
2c. would violate security clearance/require debriefing
3. had personal dislike to travel there
4. personal incompability...
   (like I can't/don't eat asian food: I have dealt, but..)
5. you had another reason to go to Tokyo (friends, family, work colleagues)



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