Hi,
given that traditionally the rotation for locations for ROSCon has been Europe → Asia → North America, and after this year it’ll be the turn of North America for 2026, I’d like to ask if the location been decided yet. I imagine so, given that the effort for organizing ROSCon is not to be dismissed (thanks MeetGreen, Vanessa, Geoff, Kat and everyone else involved!)
I’m asking because of recent travel warnings that several countries have issued (European countries, Canada issue advisories for travelers to U.S. : NPR) and cases like the one of a French researcher who was on his way to attend a conference in Houston, but was denied entry to the US because immigration officers had found messages on his phone where he criticized the current US administration (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained). Or now that the US government only recognizes two genders, possibly denying entry to trans people who have an X on their passport or the gender on their passport does not match the gender assigned at birth (https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/03/travel/trans-people-travel-advisories-united-states/index.html)
I’m not trying to start a political thread here. As a very wise man once said when he arrived on Coruscant, “I’m not brave enough for politics”, but I’m only asking if these concerns could be taken into account for ROSCon 2026 before a final decision is made and if possible, other locations in North America like Canada or Mexico could be considered.
Or maybe even somewhere in a new region, like Oceania, South America or Africa, that would be really cool.
Looking forward to seeing you all in Singapore! 