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It appears that ETAPS has taken down this policy, along with a related statement that was formerly on the Programme page: "By virtue of participating at ETAPS'22, each participating scientist explicitly condemns the war against Ukraine launched by President Putin as an intolerable breach of international law and a crime against humanity" (was from https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://etaps.org/2022/programme__;!!IBzWLUs!EpsQrWS31b30n9gaZtvqxq7Rq-6qqTlzJ-NVbzT5ftsROBWUU7cwfDXCOxA7gPC83gw-BfS8N2w$ ). This statement was arguably even more problematic, as it is a kind of forced speech, and thus incompatible with academic freedom. It appears both have been replaced with a statement by the organizers, which--while it could still be viewed as bringing ETAPS into politics--seems much less problematic. I thank ETAPS for listening to community concerns here. And, I echo the ETAPS organizers in condemning the invasion of Ukraine and the atrocities that have been committed as part of it. I support the government sanctions against Russia (which also affect attendance at ETAPS), even if I agree with what Neel, Talia, and others say about academic boycotts. Best, Jonathan On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 1:33 PM Neel Krishnaswami < neelakantan.krishnasw...@gmail.com> wrote: > [ The Types Forum, http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-list > ] > > The ETAPS website ( > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.etaps.org__;!!IBzWLUs!HUevd2N5Ms-2WYC1sMdH93ef4xxRy4BjZ9KD0I8SPwLGGpv-Rk7u_Emgl9qMMyLGK4ex90o0Cm0$ > ) has the following text on its > front page: > > > The ETAPS association strongly condemns the war against Ukraine > > launched by President Putin. It is an intolerable breach of > > international law and a crime against humanity, unfolding in Europe > > now. Therefore, until further notice, ETAPS 2022 cannot accept > > registrations from affiliates of Russian research institutions or > > companies. > > While I'm as opposed to illegal wars of aggression as anyone else, this > feels like a serious mistake. > > There are many Russians (such as Jetbrains corporation) who have taken > the serious personal risk of publically opposing the war, and barring > them from our conferences due to their nationality feels wrong to me. > > It may well be that the financial sanctions regime means that > registration payments cannot be accepted, but that is quite different > from barring them personally. > > What do the rest of you think? > > Best, > Neel >
