I'm not sure if this discussion should even happen in a public list like
this in the first place. The Jan. 20 version here [1] mentions the criteria
before the announcement went public. When it can be debated how the
criteria can be improved to be more inclusive (let's say, "someone who has
Thanks for your messages, and thanks for assuming good faith. Yes, we tried
ensuring region, gender, language, and other things. The candidates were
selected after recommendations of jury members. 24 members were selected
over-all. 1 person could not attend for some reason. So we have 23
Please assume some good faith.
Even if all 60 candidates who applied are eligible, they still need to
select 25 people.
Even if only two people are selected from each community, it can easily
fill the 25 seats.
The selection criteria listed by CIS-A2K is good.
May be they can also display how
