[Foundation-l] Concern for the safety of Wikimedians at Wikimania in Alexandria.

[Nathan]

No one on any of these threads (that I recall) has expressed a fear for
their own personal safety. If anyone had, the links at the beginning of the
first thread are the place to start - ultimately, your safety is your
responsibility and any threats can be mitigated by preparation.

Since the Egypt Wikimania is not going to be moved (and no one has even
suggested this as a realistic possibility) then aside from providing tools
to assist individuals with their safety there is no point in writing further
about the Alexandria Wikimania and security. It might be a useful exercise
to come up with constructive ideas to ensure that future locations come with
a greater measure of security - if that is desired. But since none of the
bids currently under review are for areas typically considered dangerous
(particularly to Westerns, and apart from the rare exception at Buenos
Aires)  there really is no sense to further speculation at this time. Use
your concerns to assist in evaluating the bids for Wikimania 2010.

Nathan