Not really. If you look to the recent sponsors, the current one and the next one, they are all European companies, hosting IETF in North America.
Actually it can be presented in the other way around, as they host here, 50% of the attendees are getting indirectly subsidized by those sponsors decision to host here because their travel expenses are lower. So the cost for the participants from the rest of the world is higher. When these participants from the rest of the world want to host in their own regions, they have a higher sponsoring cost. On the other way around, most of the sponsors are typically big companies, which despite being from AP, EU or NA, basically try to make it cheaper to keep their cost down. Regards, Jordi > De: Michael StJohns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Responder a: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Fecha: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:34:21 -0500 > Para: Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: "ietf@ietf.org" <ietf@ietf.org> > Asunto: Re: Making IETF happening in different regions > > What I think Jordi is saying is that he wants the US sponsors to > subsidize the cost of the overseas meetings. At least that's what it > works out to be.... > > > > > At 07:27 PM 3/23/2006, Keith Moore wrote: >>> We need to calculate the average cost of IETF hosted in all the continents, >>> and that cost is the one that need to be put on the table by any >>> sponsor/host regardless of where the meeting is actually going to be hosted. >> >> my mind just boggled. or my bogometer just pegged. >> >> no, this does not seem at all fair. nor reasonable. >> >> Keith >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ietf mailing list >> Ietf@ietf.org >> https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@ietf.org > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf ********************************************** The IPv6 Portal: http://www.ipv6tf.org Barcelona 2005 Global IPv6 Summit Slides available at: http://www.ipv6-es.com This electronic message contains information which may be privileged or confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information, including attached files, is prohibited. _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
