Hi Druv,
At 10:30 AM 26-03-2025, Dhruv Dhody wrote:
Dhruv: The remote hubs that we tried were
effective in introducing IETF to newcomers,
especially when remote tools were less mature.
We reviewed WG material in advance, attended the
WG meeting, and then held post-mortems
afterward. It worked well for those focused on a
very limited number of WGs. It can't scale for
multiple parallel sessions or handle bad time
zones. I know others have successfully used
remote hubs at academic institutions, but again
for IETF onboarding. This setup isn't ideal for
active contributors?home or office environments
<for remote participation is better suited.
Thanks for sharing your experience. The "remote"
experiment ran for a few IETF meetings if I am
not mistaken. I found a draft (it's expired)
which discussed feedback from Latin American and
India. I could not find any information about
other parts of the world. It would have been
useful to document whether those attendees encountered similar issues.
I agree with your comment that the set up is less
than ideal for an active participant. I don't
recall seeing any regular participation on the
last-call mailing list from the other parts of the world.
I am mentioning the following as there is usually
an element of cost for such activities. The
notes for 2024 meetings showed a deficit of
$928,528 over three meetings. It doesn't seem
fiscally prudent (to me) to increase that deficit.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
