> On 18 Mar 2025, at 19:19, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Actually it was not so obvious the last time I looked at it, around 2005 when I was still living in the Geneva area. The "International conference centre" associated with the UN was too small (not enough breakout rooms) and Palexpo (the generic convention centre near the airport) was too big... Well, the ITU HQ has enough meeting space to accommodate an IETF meeting. Just sayin’.... >> *From:* Stewart Bryant <stewart.bryant@xxxxxxxxx> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 18, 2025 11:56:46 AM >> *To:* ietf@xxxxxxxx <ietf@xxxxxxxx> >> *Subject:* Re: Travel Bans and IETF 127 >> Given the unstable nature of the world, perhaps the IETF should consider a specialist neutral country such as Switzerland? Since it’s typically $15+ for a beer, Switzerland can be automatically ruled out. :-) I doubt there's a neutral country with reasonably open borders Stewart. FWIW Switzerland’s in the Schengen zone => most of the world needs visas to travel there. Assuming the Schengen travel rules remain sensible(ish), there are other considerations. As the world emerged from the COVID19 pandemic, the Swiss health authorities initially didn’t approve the Sputnik (and Sinovax?) vaccines. For a while, anyone who’d been vaccinated with them wasn’t allowed into the country - even diplomats and international civil servants. Which put a somewhat different perspective on the concept of diplomatic immunity.
