Ah, sorry! I'm tired and it shows. Pine
On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 11:40 PM, Alan C Y Lai <[email protected]> wrote: > Pine, > > Ellie said 10, not 10%, so don't be too alarmist. However visa policy > should be part of eligibility consideration for venue. > > Best regards, > Alan (not attending this year) > Sent on the road > > > ---- Pine W wrote ---- > > > 10% is a large percentage to deny. I am starting to think that in the > future a criteria for Wikimania selection should be the ease of obtaining > visas, if that isn't already a consideration. Ironically, I think one of > the reasons the UK was chosen to host was the supposed ease of obtaining > visas for Commonwealth citizens. I'm not sure what the UK is thinking but > denying 10% of visa applicants for Wikimania is not a good way to promote > tourism or multiculturalism. > > Pine > > > On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 11:03 PM, Ellie Young <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We have that list going, believe me! I think a lot of the problems >> were insurmountable no matter how hard we and >> the recipients tried because of the Immigration policies. We have at >> least 10 per my count that were denied. >> >> Ellie >> >> On Aug 5, 2014, at 5:32 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Some of the issues I know about might have been prevented with better >> communication. Ellie, can you ask people to have experienced visa problems >> to contact you or someone else at WMF so that WMF can create a list of >> problems and work on how to prevent these in future years? >> >> Pine >> On Aug 5, 2014 5:22 PM, "Naureen" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Sorry you all faced issues with visa. As part of the core volunteer >>> team, I was sad to hear of various visa issues. >>> >>> Night! >>> >>> On Wednesday, August 6, 2014, Amir Ladsgroup <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> It's not just two visa denials. I'm pretty sure about at least five >>>> cases including mine. >>>> >>>> It was predictable for me so I talked to one of my friends two months >>>> ago to take over my presentation in case of visa denial. For the next >>>> events I suggest you to be prepared for issues like this. >>>> >>>> >>>> Best >>>> >>>> On 8/6/14, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Hi, >>>> > >>>> > This is the second report I have heard about last minute visa >>>> surprises. >>>> > This kind of problem is disruptive not just for those who were denied >>>> entry >>>> > but for others who were planning on the attendance of the person >>>> whose visa >>>> > was denied. >>>> > >>>> > In any case, can you give your presentation remotely? >>>> > >>>> > Pine >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Amir >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Naureen Nayyar* >>> Norabean.com >>> +1.646.481.6672 >>> @norabean >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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