Rob, thank you for sending me a private message in regards to my previous questions. The view of an American can be significantly different from the perception of a Non-American regarding delicate issues such as labeling countries as being developed or underdeveloped. I will reply to you privately on this matter so as not to burden this list with a non-origami topic.
Here I will just point to some thoughts on “unconventional” conventions worth attending: Some origami associations and groups are not as advanced as you might wish. You might choose a country for its natural landscapes but end up folding kusudama after kusudama in a local convention, not being able to attend a single complex workshop, basically because there is a shortage of creators/interpreters or they don’t have the level to follow a high-end class. My suggestion for you is to decide your aim first: is it the country what you want to explore or is it just that you want to attend a good convention or maybe you are just as fine meeting origami people no matter how skilled they are? What comes first? If you want to attend a good convention in a less visited country (caveat: "less visited by paperfolders", as it may be a prime country for tourism, like Peru or Colombia), there are countries with great folders and followers. But you need to check who is going to attend the convention you picked up; it is not like in the US where there are lots of great folders and there is always several of them attending. Contact the organizers, try to make local friends in the social networks, as well as past attendees, and ask them for their honest opinion regarding the quality of the meeting (you may also find convention reviews in magazines such as The Fold and The Paper). Besides that, any country will offer you lots of opportunities for amazing sightseeing and for the possibility of learning about different cultures. It’s just a matter of traveling with an open mind. Last but not least, watch your belongings wherever you go, industrialized or not, any country has bad guys. Kind regards Laura Rozenberg > On May 23, 2019, at 9:14 AM, Winnie Leung <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Sydney Australia! (Ok we are quite developed – except for our internet, the > average speed of which is slower than some developing nations. And our public > transport infrastructure could do with quite a bit of improvement). > > We are having one next year in August. I have just booked the venue, which is > a community hall above a foodies precinct called the Tramsheds :-) > > It won’t be a big convention though but we would love to have a few > international visitors. There are also a few added bonus - the AUD is > expected to fall, and it’s winter in Sydney so accommodation should be > cheaper (but the weather will still be pretty good). There are fewer creepy > crawlies (ie snakes and spiders) running around at this time as this time as > well. > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Faye E Goldman > Sent: Wednesday, 22 May 2019 11:09 AM > To: 'The Origami Mailing List' > Subject: Re: [Origami] Origami conventions in unconventional areas > > And of course tell [email protected] of any so that it can be published. > Faye Goldman > > > What is your definition of developing nation? And what kind of travel > restrictions you have in mind? > Laura Rozenberg > > > Rob Hudson asked: >> What are some origami conventions in developing nations, or places >> that tend to be less accessible to or less attended by people from the >> United States? (perhaps, in some cases, due to travel restrictions)? >> > >
