IETF Meeting Attendees' Frequently Asked (Travel) Questions
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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]
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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]
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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 not