[ripe-list] RIPE80 and COVID-19

I have a meeting scheduled in Brussels later this week. The convenor has just asked who intends to still come. If enough people call off now he will cancel the meeting. Seems reasonable.

And no he is not waiting for the authorities to decide for him. And no we are not medical health experts. So we are not discussing all that. We are just a bunch of folk with different perceptions. . In the end we will make different decisions as individuals. But one useful bit of information in reaching that decision can be knowing what others might do, will do. But we are not looking for consensus

OK. For Berlin some people will wait and then defer to the authorities. And that may include not only those in Germany but also those back in their home country. Some people will of course need to follow company guidelines as they are rolled out. There are organisations that are already restricting travel. Others may already be wondering whether it is all worth the hassle.

For what it is worth I currently intend to be in Berlin. I have penciled-in a check-point about 35 days out.

Gordon

> On 3 Mar 2020, at 00:00, Jim Reid <jim at rfc1035.com> wrote:
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>> On 2 Mar 2020, at 21:34, Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> I know first hand that the RIPE NCC and the RIPE Chair are in the process of updating the risk assessment for RIPE80 and evaluating options.
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>> Lucky you. But maybe the community could now also participate in the conversation?
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> That’s a remarkably bad idea Gordon. This community has great trouble agreeing on the paintbrushes to use for its shed-painting activities. [And as for the type and colour of the paint....] If we were epidemiologists or experts in flu vaccines or could predict the future with perfect accuracy, that sort of community input could be useful. But we’re not. So it isn’t.
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> It should be enough for now to know that the meeting organisers are making a risk assessment and will inform us in due course when there is something to report. This is not really any different from how the community doesn’t get involved in the RIPE meeting logistics and leaves that to people who understand the subject.
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> I see absolutely no value of any sort in having the community participate in those sorts of conversations.
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