It appears that Phillip Hallam-Baker <phill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: >Moving to another venue is probably not practical at this point so the >realistic choice is between meeting in SF and no meeting. I understand that >the SF meeting is likely to have a serious attendance shortfall. But given >the multiple prior cancellations and the fact that the alternative is >likely no meeting, I think we just have to accept the fact attendance will >be low. It is really hard to tell. While I think you're right that fewer people will come from outside the US, there are also non-citizens in the US who can travel within the US but would not want to leave the country because they're not sure they'd be let back in. I agree that meeting in S.F. appears still to be the least bad option. R's, John
