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I don't disagree that the US is not a welcome destination for many people right now. I did want to point out the existence of the trapped-in-the-US international community because in my experience, a lot of people, understandably, are not aware of this phenomenon. In general, there are many reasons why an individual cannot travel to a particular location, be it the US or another country. To be constructive, I would like to amplify an alternative suggestion discussed in Zulip, which is to have an explicit policy for presenting the paper at a different conference that is held in a more suitable location for the author. Similar to what SIGPLAN-track has been doing at SPLASH. Of course, it would require more coordination across the conferences and an additional logistics burden on organizers. -- Kind regards, Julia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://julbinb.github.io/__;!!IBzWLUs!WAX7xyBsdZT3oMFK0lm5dFmak5nvWszH_Tt-tl_8MyRugaEYzh3Sm-WminTMTReV3LLNlPUOJIjBk-3FDMWtDsPMfds$ On Mon, Sep 22, 2025, 12:27 AM Sanjiva Prasad <[email protected]> wrote: > So ia=s my son (for INS reasons) -- could not attend ECOOP or CAV this > year where he had best papers. > > But computer science is not a US monopoly (not even in ACM now, though > registered in the US). > It costs Indians and Chinese and some others USD250 over the visa costs > just to enter the US. > Am not saying that getting into Europe or India is easier, but US is not > a welcome destination for many right now. > > On 22/09/25 04:18, Julia Belyakova wrote: > > [ The Types Forum, > http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-list ] > > > > I understand this position but just want to remind that there are many > > international students and professionals in the community who are stuck > > inside the US and cannot cross the border, even to go Canada. > > > > I, for one, have been stuck in the US since 2020. > > > > -- > Sanjiva Prasad > Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering > Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) > > >
