+1 Ray > On Jun 15, 2017, at 11:06 PM, John Leslie <[email protected]> wrote: > > [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> We have submitted the first of three drafts discussing Remote Hubs. >> Please provide comments on the VMEET list. >> >> Three types of remote hubs are defined. Each has its own characteristics. >> >> - Remote Participation Hubs >> - Remote Viewing Hubs >> - Enduring Local Meetups >> >> The first document defines a Remote Participation Hub (RPH). >> Other documents are coming to define the other types of hubs. >> A common structure of sections will be used as far as possible for all >> hub types. >> >> URL: >> https://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-elkins-ietf-remote-participation-hubs-00.txt > > This reads as overly bureaucratic; and IMHO fails to describe a useful > concept. > > IETF weeks have always been intended to attract participants to work > they are not already familiar with. > > But even if we were to abandon that, it would still be necessary to > provide an opportunity for participants at a Remote Participation Hub > to also, at a minimum, follow other sessions not managed by the folks > in charge of the Remote Participation Hub. > > Without that ability, experienced IETF folks would have to decline > to be phsically present at a Remote Participation Hub. > > Thus, I regard managing a Remote Participation Hub (in accordance with > this document) as pointless. > > I do understand that there exist companies that would be willing to > provide a room for their employees to "attend" a single session; but > this IMHO is outside the ethos of the IETF, and should not be allowed > to increase the burden on the folks who arrange and manage IETF weeks. > (There is no reason companies can't already do that without creating > the bureaucratic burden.) > > A more useful definiton af "Remote Participation Hib" would be a > place where experienced IETF participants may meet together to > "participate" in an IETF week without the current burdens of travel, > visas, etc., and invite potential IETF participants to get a taste > of what an IETF week is like. > > -- > John Leslie <[email protected]> > > _______________________________________________ > NOTE WELL: This list operates according to > http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html. > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/vmeet
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