Re: [Mtgvenue] Update of RFC8719

[Benson Muite <[e-mail]>]

On 12/30/23 04:49, Christian Huitema wrote:
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> On 12/29/2023 9:53 AM, Michael Richardson wrote:
>> Brian and John's point: we will likely continue to meet where there are
>> people who are doing the work.  So in the end, changing the criteria
>> likely
>> has no actual effect for a long time.  I don't object to the patch, but I
>> don't see it as helping much.
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> A country's participation is likely to start in universities, where
> engineers are getting educated. As John Levine pointed out, we actually
> have a reasonable story there with ANRP, etc. If we found a way to
> extend that good story and support academic teams in underrepresented
> countries, we might start a kernel of participation in these countries.
> We could hope that this participation will grow as students graduate,
> companies develop, etc.
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These are good suggestions.  Maybe a separate document that is part of
BCP 226 with guidelines for hosts is more suitable for them? Typically a
meeting sponsor is not known at the time of host selection, though in
some cases potential hosts might have sponsors available as well as an
indication of communities that will be involved.  Such information may
be helpful when assessing whether a successful meeting can be held in a
particular location.
> -- Christian Huitema
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