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+1, unfortunately. > On 19. Sep 2025, at 16:22, Beta Ziliani <[email protected]> wrote: > > [ The Types Forum, http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-list ] > > I second this position strongly. Thanks Gabriel for bringing this up! > > To anyone reconsidering locations, do have in mind that poorly connected > places in North America will likely need a jump from the US, so that's also > a no-go. > > On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM Gabriel Scherer <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> [ The Types Forum, http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-list >> ] >> >> Dear types-list, >> >> I'm sure many people are anxious about the political situation in the US >> right now, and I wish them best. >> >> Could we temporarily stop organizing conferences in the US? >> >> It is pretty clear that the US are not a safe place for universities right >> now, and also unpalatable-to-unsafe for people (especially foreigners) >> working in universities. The situation is also volatile and evolving >> rapidly from bad to worse. Surely it would be unreasonable to commit now to >> organize a large conference in the US next year, right? Well, PLDI 2026 is >> planning to be located in Boulder, Colorado. Could the PLDI people maybe >> reconsider? (If being in the Americas is important, maybe Canada?) >> >> Note: I'm aware there is no good choice of where to hold conferences, every >> choice has downsides. (For example Europe is bad for people working in >> various non-western countries due to very stringent requirements.) But the >> US seems especially bad right now. >>
