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Re: [Mtgvenue] visa situation... worsens?

Michael Richardson <mcr+ietf@sandelman.ca> Fri, 24 March 2017 19:23 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Mtgvenue] visa situation... worsens?
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Ted Lemon <mellon@fugue.com> wrote:
    >     What sources of 'hard data' are you suggesting?


    > The hard data that we will have on Monday: how many IETF attendees
    > missed the meeting because they were unable to cross the border.

That's not enough data.

That doesn't include people who didn't receive visa (in time), or having been
refused before, didn't even bother applying.  There is a chill effect here.

Or, given the amount of bother and limited travel funds, will attend Prague
and/or Singapour rather than Chicago.

I was frankly quite anxious.  My anxiety level was reduced as I thought I'd
do US customs in Toronto.  But that wasn't the case, as I went through the
Island (Billy Bishop) airport rather than Pearson.

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