One other item to think about, getting Visas to the US is not as easy for people from some countries. Maybe this is why you saw an increase in Canada.
http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newid=35191&subcategory_id=96 "Among the major reasons why travelers are not coming to the U.S.: concerns about the U.S. visa process and perception of poor treatment at the point of entry. The blueprint provides detailed strategies to address these important issues, according to Rasulo." -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Underwood Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:21 AM To: Joe Abley Cc: Nanog Futures Subject: Re: meeting in the Dominican Republic joe, all, sorry to come late to the conversation. > We would be interested to hear what people think about this idea. For > example: > > How would this fit with your corporate travel policies? small company, no problem. > > Would you be more or less likely to attend a winter meeting in the > Dominican compared to soemewhere in the US or Canada? Why? i would be *strongly* supportive of this plan and be extremely likely to attend. i'm also happy to provide free english-spanish translation services (either for written materials in advance or for simultaneous translation during presentations) since a lot of spanish-speakers in the caribbean have limited english. i'm happy to do a fair amount of work to help make this happen and i'm pleased that the SC is seriously considering the offer. it is high time that nanog try to include the parts of the caribbean that have been marginal players (ocassionally attending the miami nanogs) and this is an excellent way to go about that). t.
