Loren Terveen

I'm encountering so many young, queer members of the community that can't go to CHI in Hawaii this year for cost reasons. Treating these conferences like vacations for senior faculty and putting them in expensive locations hurts those just coming up, esp. the marginalized.

for what it's worth, most senior people (myself included, if i'm senior) hate far-away destinations… i'd much rather have all conferences in airport hotels at well-connected destinations. i assume Hawaii is more b/c it splits diff between Asia and North America?

Hmm, that's interesting, the "splitting the difference" notion - but is it still splitting the difference for junior folks (less legal resources, less financial flexibility) if we just move the conference closer to Asia without taking care of any of the US visa issues?

i believe the policy is Europe, US, Asia in a cycle? i don't really remember, maybe the US gets 2 cycles? I kind of forget… but, really, there is no great solution. if it makes you feel better, Honolulu would not be my choice, i mostly see it as a place that is far away.

Yeah, it's entirely fair to note that there's no great solution here - I certainly haven't cracked it.

*cough, cough* US supremacy. *cough*

we should all compile a list of really cheap cities worldwide - i'd love for CHI to accidentally become the premiere academic destination for seeing cities that you might not think of as a big deal, but actually they're pretty damn cool and affordable

@clifflampe and i have been arguing for Detroit forever; happy to see that CSCW/UIST are in Minneapolis, which is like super ideal (easy airport transport, big international airport)…presumably there are places like these in other parts of the world :)