Re: NANOG 90 Attendance?

[Tom Beecher <beecher () beecher cc>]

None of the conversation was about COVID protocols.

Lowered in person attendance because of *individual concerns about health
risks* was mentioned. The conversation then went sideways into public
health policy and definitions, which absolutely doesn't belong on the list.

On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 7:06 PM Paul Ebersman <list-nanog2 () dragon net>
wrote:

> mhammett> This seems more ideological and not overly appropriate for
> mhammett> NANOG.
>
> No, covid protocols are something that every conference that is serious
> about inclusion should be *very* concerned with.
>
> Saying that NANOG doesn't care about this says that NANOG can't be
> bothered to make an effort to make the conference safe for more folks.
>
> There's a reason I'm not there in person, even though I've attended for
> years, spoken there, and volunteered for multiple rounds on committees.