Visa issues are a valid concern. Trying to accommodate everyone's politically motivated "boycotts" should NOT be. That's tantamount to the IETF taking a position in support of your boycott and is way out of line.
On Tue, Mar 18, 2025, 11:33 AM Marie-Jose Montpetit <marie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Another element is that many Canadians are currently boycotting travel to the US. We are not a majority of IETF participants but it’s worth mentioning.
mjm
Marie-José Montpetit, Ing. Ph.D.
> On Mar 18, 2025, at 3:52 PM, Jan Schaumann <jschauma=40netmeister.org@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Andrew Alston <aa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> The New York Times recently published a list of countries planned for
>> outright travel bans or sharply restricted visas, and another long list of
>> countries that could end up in either the restricted or travel ban list.
>
> In addition to that, it should be noted that there has
> been an increase in reports of people being detained
> despite holding valid visas or entering the US as
> e.g., tourists who do not need a visa, including the
> cases of Fabian Schmidt, Lucas Sielaff, Jessica
> Brösche, or Rebecca Burke (all of whom are from
> countries _not_ on any travel ban list).
>
> Entering the US with a passport that shows neither
> 'male' nor 'female' as the holder's gender is also
> likely a significant risk factor now, and so the
> location may thus practically exclude an entire class
> of people from attending.
>
> -Jan
>
