IETF Meeting Attendees' Frequently Asked (Travel) Questions
RFC 6640
Document | Type |
RFC - Informational
(June 2012; No errata)
Was draft-george-travel-faq (individual in gen area)
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Author | Wesley George | ||
Last updated | 2015-10-14 | ||
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Document shepherd | No shepherd assigned | ||
IESG | IESG state | RFC 6640 (Informational) | |
Consensus Boilerplate | Unknown | ||
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Responsible AD | Russ Housley | ||
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) W. George Request for Comments: 6640 Time Warner Cable Category: Informational June 2012 ISSN: 2070-1721 IETF Meeting Attendees' Frequently Asked (Travel) Questions Abstract This document attempts to provide a list of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) posed by IETF meeting attendees regarding travel logistics and local information. It is intended to assist those who are willing to provide local information, so that if they wish to pre-populate answers to some or all of these questions either in the IETF wiki or a meeting-specific site, they have a reasonably complete list of ideas to draw from. It is not meant as a list of required information that the host or Secretariat needs to provide; it merely serves as a guideline. Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Not all documents approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741. Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6640. George Informational [Page 1] RFC 6640 IETF Meeting FAQs June 2012 Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2012 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as described in the Simplified BSD License. Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................3 2. Why is this document necessary? .................................3 3. Helpful Information .............................................5 3.1. Travel .....................................................5 3.1.1. Transit between the Airport or Train Station and Primary Hotels ..................................5 3.1.1.1. Taxi Information ...........................6 3.1.1.2. Mass Transit ...............................6 3.1.2. Getting Around near the Conference Venue ............7 3.2. Regional/International Considerations ......................7 3.2.1. Health and Safety ...................................8 3.2.1.1. Water Availability .........................8 3.2.2. Money ...............................................9 3.3. Food .......................................................9 3.3.1. Restaurants ........................................10 3.3.2. Other Food Items ...................................10 3.4. Communications and Electronics ............................10 3.5. Weather ...................................................11 3.6. Fitness ...................................................11 3.7. Tourism and Souvenirs .....................................11 4. Acknowledgements ...............................................12 5. Security Considerations ........................................12 6. Informative References .........................................12 George Informational [Page 2] RFC 6640 IETF Meeting FAQs June 2012 1. Introduction IETF attendees come from all over the world. The typical IETF meeting has representatives from over 50 countries. It is quite likely that a large portion of the participants in any given IETF are newcomers to the specific location where it is being held or even to the country or region itself. As a result, they are going to have questions regarding their personal travel needs and logistics that may only be answerable by someone who has been to the area before, someone who lives there, and/or someone who speaks the local language. The IETF, the Secretariat, and any local host organizations responsible for the logistics of making IETF meetings happen are notShow full document text