IETF | IETF meeting terms and conditions

The IETF works on a broad range of networking technologies that provide the foundation for the Internet's growth and evolution.
While most IETF work takes place online, meetings and other events such as Hackathons provide in-person opportunities to advance work within the IETF.
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This page provides information about IETF meeting registration types and fee payment options, and other important terms that apply to IETF meeting participation.
Each of the following is available for either Onsite or Remote participation. Onsite registration includes admission to the welcome reception (cash bar) and afternoon break refreshments. Tickets for the Social Event must be purchased separately.
For onsite participation, you are responsible for your own transport, accommodation and any visa requirements for attending the meeting.
There are three fee tiers:
Anyone who registers as an onsite participant and then needs to participate remotely is able to convert their registration at the same fee tier at any time, with the difference in fee refunded. Participants who register and pay will not receive a refund if they subsequently are granted a fee waiver.
To change your registration type, please email support@ietf.org and the Secretariat will help you convert your registration.
Registration fees may be paid by MasterCard, Discover, Visa, American Express, and PayPal.
To pay after 12:00 local time on the first day of the meeting, please visit the meeting registration check-in when you arrive on site.
As a condition of meeting registration, you agree to comply with IETF policies and procedures, summarized in the Note Well. The Note Well points out IETF’s rules on intellectual property rights (IPR), anti-harassment, and other important guiding policies for the IETF.
We may implement additional relevant policies and by participating in the meeting after we implement new policies or changes to these terms and conditions, you confirm that you agree to those.
Promotional activity at an IETF meeting or promotional activity directed at IETF meeting participants is not allowed without the express prior written consent of the IETF Administration LLC (IETF LLC). This restriction applies to everyone, including registered participants and organizations they are affiliated with, and includes both onsite and online promotional activity. You may be asked to ensure that an organization with which you are affiliated complies with this section.
Any claim or implication that you, any organization, event, product, service or technology is affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, hosted by or otherwise connected to the IETF is not allowed without the express prior written consent of the IETF LLC.
Promotional activity includes distributing materials, advertising products, services or events, soliciting participants, or collecting participants' personal data (including by means of a QR code, link, sign-up sheet or registration form) for any purpose connected with a promotional activity.
Except as required by law, the IETF will not be liable for any failure to perform, if due to any cause beyond IETF’s reasonable control or any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential costs, damages or losses arising directly or indirectly from the meeting.
To assist in maintaining the integrity and value of the IETF meetings, you are encouraged to report any suspected unauthorized activity (including unauthorized promotional activity or data collection) and provide any related materials, such as flyers or screenshots to IETF LLC staff (in person or by email to support@ietf.org).
The IETF and related organizations are committed to transparency and so some of your registration data will be made public. For information about the personal data that is collected, and how it is managed, please see the Privacy Statement.
IETF meeting registrants should provide their personal data only through the IETF’s official registration system and official channels. The IETF does not authorize any third party to register participants, or to collect participants' personal data, at or in connection with a meeting without express written consent.
We are required by law to ensure that we do not do business with any person or entity subject to US sanctions. In order to comply, we check the name of everyone who registers against the OFAC Sanctions List Search as document in our OFAC compliance policy.
For that and other legal compliance reasons, we require you to provide your real name in the appropriate field in the registration system and we may refuse registration or ask someone to leave if we suspect a real name has not been provided.
Recordings and image privacy
The IETF collects audio, pictorial and video recordings of our events, meetings and conferences, all of which may be made public.
For some meetings we provide red lanyards for you to wear if you do not wish to be photographed individually or in small groups, but wearers may still appear in photographs and video recordings of large groups. We use reasonable efforts to ensure that any third-party photographer/videographer follows the same rules.
However, if you speak at a microphone, appear on a panel or carry out an official duty as a member of IETF leadership then you consent to appearing in recordings of you at that time. If you participate online, and turn on your camera and/or microphone, then you consent to appear in such recordings. This consent cannot be later withdrawn.
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