On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 6:08 AM Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford@gmail.com> wrote:

No, it's not.  It is up to the user group to select a representative, and that representative will be accepted by WMF (unless they are globally banned from events, and as far as I know, no one from Ghana is).  The only problem would be if the representative cannot obtain a Schengen visa.  That's why it's important to select the representative as soon as possible, so that the visa process can start as soon as possible, so that in case it is denied, there is still time to try with another representative.

The recommended guidelines for selecting a candidate are described in a sub-page of the link Sandi sent:

Cheers,

    Asaf