[ripe-list] RIPE80, RIPE81

Gordon,

Thank you for starting this.

The virtual meeting was extremely well organised. It could hardly have 
been better. But it is far from the same as meeting in person. I miss 
the applause. I miss the non-verbal interaction. I miss the meetings in 
the hallways and in the bar. Some discussions during this meeting were 
less than optimal due to the lack the moderation of such venues and the 
opportunity to really look each other in the face while discussing. 
Really meeting each other is a big part of keeping community spirit and 
coherence.

I have learnt much much less than I usually do during meetings. Do not 
get me started about how physical distance makes the work of the NomCom 
more difficult. We need regular physical meetings for a plethora of 
reasons.

So we should be careful with steps that give the bean counters 
opportunities to create facts for us.

Daniel