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Yes, there was an academic boycott on South Africa. And the general consensus in retrospect by scholars of South Africa is that it accomplished nothing beyond sanctions except for "sending a message," and again at the cost of isolating academics who happened to be from there. It was sharply controversial at the time among those who were strongly anti-apartheid, and rightly so. Signaling is not worth breaking the ethics code and ruining careers. On Wed, Mar 9, 2022, 5:55 AM Philip Wadler <[email protected]> wrote: > [ The Types Forum, http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-list > ] > > To add to Ricardo's examples, during Apartheid, there was an academic > boycott of South Africa as part of a larger cultural boycott, similar to > the cultural boycott of Russia we see beginning today. This included not > accepting academic visitors affiliated with South Africa, even though many > South African academics opposed Apartheid. Treating Russian institutions > differently at this time can contribute to a cumulative effect. Failing to > treat them differently sends the message that we don't care. Go well, -- P > > > . \ Philip Wadler, Professor of Theoretical Computer Science, > . /\ School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh > . / \ and Senior Research Fellow, IOHK > . > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/wadler/__;!!IBzWLUs!ByhpRFSKZ3IGEazSYRk8ZiPNOU_tVRrh8Q_83QpOs_9HzrHFz55B0xkCfLYICuE4ayzyajgRdTs$ > > > > On Tue, 8 Mar 2022 at 20:29, Ricardo Medel <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > This email was sent to you by someone outside the University. > > You should only click on links or attachments if you are certain that the > > email is genuine and the content is safe. > > > > [ The Types Forum, > http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-list > > ] > > > > German scientists were banned from conferences after the First World War. > > > > Chinese scientists (even those working/studying at the USA) were banned > > from attending a NASA conference in 2013. > > > > > > > > > > El mar., 8 de marzo de 2022 17:25, Gabriel Scherer < > > [email protected]> escribió: > > > > > [ The Types Forum, > > http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-list > > > ] > > > > > > Do people know of any precedent of a conference forbidding people > working > > > in a certain country to attend? > > > > > > (Of course, on a regular basis we hold conferences in countries that > make > > > it difficult for some of our colleagues to attend. But this sounds very > > > different from the conference itself forbidding certain researchers > from > > > attending on the basis of their country of employment.) > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 7:33 PM Neel Krishnaswami < > > > [email protected]> 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 > > > > > > > > > > The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in > Scotland, with registration number SC005336. >
