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

[Yaroslav M. Blanter]

> I don't think so. My post said that further discussion should be focused
> on
> tools to assist individuals with their personal safety. If some are
> planning
> to go Egypt and have concerns, there are concrete steps to take that do
> not
> involve Foundation-l. We can accept that there is more danger in holding
> the
> conference in Egypt than in Seattle, and we can also stipulate that
> despite
> this the conference will not be moved based on this thread. Therefore,
> constructive discussion will have to be in one of two categories: (1)
> Suggesting and assisting with preparation prior to the conference and (2)
> suggestions on how to more fully incorporate security concerns into future
> decisions. Since Brisbane, Karlsruhe, Buenos Aires and Toronto are
> relatively safe cities in relatively safe countries these suggestions must
> of course focus on 2010. Given that 2010 is three Wikimanias away, it
> makes
> sense that this discussion could be postponed.
>

Some other issues were also brought up, in particular, the visa issue. For
instance, selecting Brisbane and Toronto would mean some part of possible
participants are not able to attend, in particular, from Russia and former
Soviet Union.

Cheers,
Yaroslav