Meeting Location Assessment
The list of cities that have been assessed for suitability as a location for an IETF meeting or are still being assessed, along with results of surveys and feedback requests.
A key step in the IETF Meeting Venue Identification and Selection Process is to assess nominated cities to see if they are suitable to hold an IETF meeting. The assessment process includes requesting and considering community feedback. The list of cities that have been assessed and the results of that assessment are shown below. Assessment can take some years and so this table is only occasionally updated.
(Table last updated 1 May 2025)
| City | Country | Feedback request | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | US | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Athens | GR | 4 September 2018 | Suitable |
| Bangkok | TH | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| Barcelona | ES | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Beijing | CN | 23 May 2023 | Suitable |
| Bengaluru | IN | 9 December 2024 | Not Suitable |
| Berlin | DE | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| Boston | US | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Brisbane | AU | 1 June 2021 | Suitable |
| Buenos Aires | AR | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| Busan | KR | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Calgary | CA | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Cairns | AU | 1 June 2021 | Suitable |
| Chiba | JP | 4 September 2018 | Suitable |
| Copenhagen | DK | 18 April 2016 | Suitable |
| Daejeon | KR | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| Dallas | US | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| Delhi | IN | 9 December 2024 | Suitable |
| Denver | US | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Dublin | IE | 4 September 2018 | Suitable |
| Edinburgh | GB | 4 September 2018 | Suitable |
| Fukuoka | JP | 13 March 2018 | Suitable |
| Glasgow | GB | 4 September 2018 | Suitable |
| Goa | IN | 9 December 2024 | Not Suitable |
| Helsinki | FI | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Hiroshima | JP | 5 July 2020 | Suitable |
| Hong Kong | HK | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| Honolulu | US | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| Houston | US | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Hyderabad | IN | 9 December 2024 | Suitable |
| Istanbul | TR | 23 May 2023 | Suitable |
| Kobe | JP | 13 March 2018 | Suitable |
| Kolkata | IN | 4 September 2018 | Suitable |
| KualaLumpur | MY | 23 May 2023 | Suitable |
| Kyoto | JP | 13 March 2018 | Suitable |
| London | GB | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| Macau | MO | 20 June 2016 | Unsuitable |
| Madrid | ES | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| Malta | MT | 4 September 2018 | Suitable |
| Marrakesh | MA | 4 September 2018 | Suitable |
| Melbourne | AU | 1 June 2021 | Suitable |
| Montreal | CA | 18 April 2016 | Suitable |
| Mumbai | IN | 9 December 2024 | Suitable |
| Nagoya | JP | 13 March 2018 | Suitable |
| Nassau | BS | 4 September 2018 | Unsuitable |
| New Delhi | IN | 13 March 2018 | Being assessed |
| New Orleans | US | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Niigata | JP | 4 September 2018 | Suitable |
| Osaka | JP | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Ottawa | CA | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Panama City | PA | 4 September 2018 | Suitable |
| Paris | FR | 18 April 2016 | Suitable |
| Philadelphia | US | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Portland | US | 9 September 2024 | Suitable |
| Prague | CZ | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| San Francisco | US | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Sapporo | JP | 4 September 2018 | Suitable |
| Seoul | KR | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| Shenzhen | CN | 23 May 2023 | Suitable |
| Singapore | SG | 13 March 2018 | Suitable |
| Stockholm | SE | 4 September 2018 | Suitable |
| Sydney | AU | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| Tel Aviv | IL | 4 September 2018 | Unsuitable |
| Tokyo | JP | 13 March 2018 | Suitable |
| Toronto | CA | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| Vancouver | CA | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
| Washington DC | US | 31 March 2017 | Suitable |
| Yokohama | JP | 20 June 2016 | Suitable |
Community Feedback
Community feedback is requested on an irregular basis by an email to the IETF-Announce mailing list (subscribe) . We publish a read-only version of the Trello board where the community feedback from that list is collated and assessed. We also publish a public archive of the feedback emails received.
Surveys of Community Preference
We conduct occasional surveys to understand community preferences for meeting locations.
Meetings Venue Preference Survey 2014
South America Survey Unfiltered (2013)
South America Survey Active Participants (2013)
Meetings Venue Preference Survey 2010
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