The question regards customs. In the event that people don't clear customs, or if customs delays them for a couple hours, will the ground team have plans in place to handle that?
----- Original Message ---- From: Delphine Ménard notafishz@gmail.com To: Wikimania general list (open subscription) wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 1:48:30 AM Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Questions about how to start - customs
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 08:42, Geoffrey Plourde geo.plrd@yahoo.com wrote:
Actually, I have another question for the organizing team. Are provisions in place in the event of people not getting through customs?
Can you be a little more specific? I am not sure I understand your question.
Delphine (PS changing the subject for clarity)
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 10:47 PM, Geoffrey Plourde geo.plrd@yahoo.com wrote:
The question regards customs. In the event that people don't clear customs, or if customs delays them for a couple hours, will the ground team have plans in place to handle that?
Handle what?
In the event that you're refused entry into Egypt, there's not a whole lot anyone can do about that. If you're delayed "a couple hours," you may just miss the free shuttle.
However good the organization team may be, it's not their responsibility to hold every attendee's hand through every step of the process. International travel is serious business, and you should plan for the possibility that everything doesn't go like clockwork. Your plane may be delayed, you may get stopped at customs, your taxi might get a flat tire—that's just how it goes. I wish everyone the best, but I also expect that they can handle life like grown-ups in the event that the unexpected does happen.
(Although I assume your question is rhetorical, since you don't appear to be registered to attend.)
Austin
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