Florence writes:

However, my initial comment still stand. According to Mike, the only role of the Foundation is "to pay for the Conference". And that is one view I fully disagree with.

I didn't say that was the *only* role of the Foundation. Florence is misremembering my words here. If I had said what Florence thinks I said, I would fully disagree with it as well.

What I said was, suggestions about organization of the conference should go to the conference's actual organizers, not to the Foundation, which, as Florence correctly states, is more of a facilitator than anything else.

And, of course, the Foundation is spending plenty of money on the conference -- e.g., on consulting security experts, and so on.

--Mike