On 3 July 2017 at 18:38, Jim Reid <jim@rfc1035.com> wrote:

It’s even stranger because when I was in Dubai for an ITU meeting (sigh) earlier this year, nothing was said (or done) about these DTCM requirements. Attendees were not bar-coded or obliged to hand over their Personal Data in advance.

ITU is an international treaty organisation, so special rules may apply. The ITU and UN meetings I have been to have had rather strict registration and badge restrictions.

Dubai has changed the rules/enforcement of the rules rather recently as I understand it. This is unfortunate, but I hope it will not be a showstopper for a successful meeting.

Mind you, the hotel demanded they photocopy my passport at check-in. Which is annoying enough.

That happens to me in most countries.

Sincerely,

Hans Petter Holen -RIPE Chair