[Foundation-l] (Flashback) A short (and revised) FAQ about Wikimania in Alexandria

[Mark Williamson]

I have to agree with Dan as well, and do not think it is reasonable
that Mike ask Dan to do the job for him.

An independent security firm should be consulted, but it is the
Foundation's responsibility to select that firm, not Dan Rosenthal's,
or mine.

Mark

On 18/04/2008, Geoffrey Plourde <geo.plrd at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Unfortuantely, I will have to agree with Dan. Asking people with a vested interest is never a good idea. I would recommend hitting up a travel agent/academic expert/security consultant specializing in the Middle East for information that should be incorporated. Also, I wouldn't have blind faith in the police in a third world country.
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>  ----- Original Message ----
>  From: Mike Godwin <mgodwin at wikimedia.org>
>  To: foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org
>  Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 8:35:35 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] (Flashback) A short (and revised) FAQ about Wikimania in Alexandria
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>  Dan Rosenthal writes:
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>  >  No, I expect an adequate security assessment that goes beyond asking
>  > people with a vested interest in seeing the event happen smoothly.
>  > The local team has a humongous conflict of interest here. Their "say
>  > so" on whether something is safe is inherently unacceptable.
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>  Okay, identify whom would ask or hire, whose security assessment you
>  would accept (even if you don't agree with the results), and who will
>  charge you (or the Foundation) a price you would accept, and that the
>  Foundation could afford. Please list prices and available service
>  options.
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>  If you are expert enough to find fault with an FAQ that I published
>  without negative feedback on this list several weeks ago, surely you
>  can answer this one small request.
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>  --Mike
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