[Foundation-l] Contingency plans for Wikimania

[Jon]

It duplicates a task unnecessarily IMHO.

Warmly,

Jon


Chad wrote:
> Good for them, does such a list hurt? Especially if it's /optional/, as I
> tried to emphasize?
>
> Additionally, does something have to be explicitly written in our
> mission for us to do it? If that were the case, Wikimania isn't
> explicitly written in the mission either.
>
> -Chad
>
> On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 11:25 PM, Jon <scream at datascreamer.com> wrote:
>   
>> 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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