Ellie, thanks for the response. Could the criteria you mention be
published on-wiki? Holding an open and transparent process for
selecting host locations for Wikimania should be a requirement on the
selection committee, so there ought to be nothing stopping this from
happening. If the applied criteria has already been published I would
appreciate a link.
It's nice that the security of the LGBT+ community is one of the
criteria, however it would be better if host locations were guaranteed
to be chosen where the LGBT+ community would be openly welcome, rather
than tolerated or not subject to arrest.
Thanks,
Fae
On 17 October 2016 at 22:39, Ellie Young <eyoung(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Yes we are doing a review and I can vouch that issues
like this will always
be a part of the criteria when selecting a venue. In most of the recent
Wikimanias the selection committee and WMF have included the security of
our LGBT community as one of the criteria when considering bids.
Another critical issue that you mention below when deciding what to do for
future Wikimanias is whether the conference in its present form (program,
location, etc.) is serving the community and WMF. That is a longer
conversation that I hope we can continue to have and make some progress in
the near future.
Ellie
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