Hi, How about in the Philippines? I can show my homeland...
I can help facilitate the event, why don't you give it a try! Regards Medel From: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of I rob Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:17 PM To: ietf@ietf.org Subject: IETF Meeting in South America Hello, I agree with the Idea of a IETF meeting in South America. I think it is a way to let the people know about IETF (of course there are other ways, but this is a good one), to give the possibility to students/engineers with very good skills to get into the IETF, thinking that it is going to be published in universities in advance, to give time to students to enroll to a mailing list and read the drafts to be presented. Talking about my personal experience, I am pretty new in the IETF, but since I have been involved, I teach my students (from Argentina) about it, I tell them, that they can participate, that is open, and I realize that they didn't know it. I understand that usually the place is chosen based on the most of participant origin, but I think a meeting in Latin America is a good opportunity to give the possibility to people from that region to know about the IETF. Kind Regards, Ines Robles. ------------------------------ I would like to follow up on this proposal. Having a meeting in South America scheduled two or three years in advance will let us engage local organisations and individuals on a "project". We did several activities in the region trying to encourage IETF participation, but we're going to be much more effective if they're part of a plan with a strong commitment (and effort) from the IETF community. Since this opportunity was announced, there were several contacts and proposals from different groups asking for additional information, suggesting things to do, asking for details, etc. We now have a much more fertile ground to do multiple things. Going further will also enrich the IETF work and community (making it more international becomes a side effect). In this region there are many engineers, software developers, people at Universities, etc. that could provide new ideas and energy to the IETF. Christian This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or the entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and delete this E-mail message immediately.
