[Foundation-l] Contingency plans for Wikimania

[Jon]

That is exactly what the embassy does.  That is the embassy mission, not 
WMF. 

Warmly,

Jon


Chad wrote:
> No, but keeping an optional phone list of "people we should call
> in case of an emergency" wouldn't hurt.
>
> Like I said, make it optional. Say "If you'd like to have someone
> in your country notified in case of an emergency, leave us a contact
> name and number, and we'll make sure they get word."
>
> This also helps emergencies that wouldn't necessarily make
> international news (say you get sick and are locally hospitalized),
> unlike a bomb.
>
> -Chad
>
> On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>>>  There is lots of standard advice for individuals engaging in foreign
>>>       
>>  >  travel, including contacting your local embassy before or after you
>>  >  arrive and giving them your contact information and likely location.
>>  >  I don't think the Foundation is in the position to do the work of
>>  >  multiple embassies in this regard.
>>
>>  Agreed. If the worst happens, people should rely on their country's
>>  embassy, not the WMF - last time I checked, the WMF was not equipped
>>  to evacuate people from a warzone...
>>
>>
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