Re: [apnic-talk] Travelling to Bangkok for APNIC meeting
On Jan 24, 2014, at 10:09 PM, Randy Whitney <randy.whitney at verizon dot com> wrote:
> I was actually surprised more effort wasn't taken to find an alternate location _within_ Thailand, such as Phuket, for example.
Effort *was* put into it - however, given the fact that a) there have been disruptive protests in Phuket, b) the whole State of Emergency situation (including a total travel ban instituted by Hong Kong) calls into question exemption clauses for travel insurance (many/most folks would fly into Bangkok before flying to Phuket, for example), c) venue availability on such short notice, and d) uncertainty about future events probably led the Management Committee to decide that moving to another country was the least worst choice.
I'm not on the Management Committee, and I can't speak for them, but that's by guess. It was a tough decision to make, but I agree that it was the most prudent choice, and I support it fully.
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