Re: Possible venues for Git Merge 2025

> On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 10:09:29PM +0000, brian m. carlson wrote:
> > On 2025-03-20 at 10:31:36, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
> > > given that this year is the 20th anniversary of the Git project it would
> > > be great to host another Git Merge so that the wider community can come
> > > together and celebrate. Taylor and I have been chatting about this
> > > opportunity a bit to figure out what we're going to do this year.
> > >
> > > We have been discussing two different options:
> > >
> > >   - Hosting in the US in San Francisco at the GitHub HQ.
> > >
> > >   - Hosting in the EU in Amsterdam colocated with the Open Source
> > >     Summit Europe.
> > >
> > > Typically, the location is alternating on a yearly basis between the US
> > > and the EU. So given that last year it was hosted in Berlin it would be
> > > the US' turn. But given the recent political climate in the US I'm
> > > afraid that many people would not feel comfortable traveling there right
> > > now. So in the spirit of being inclusive I think we should at least
> > > consider whether we may want to break the typical alternating cycle and
> > > host in the EU again.
> >
> > Yes, I do think that given current circumstances the U.S. is not a good
> > place to host events.  Perhaps that will change in the future, but I
> > don't think that would be a prudent choice right now.  I've talked to
> > several people who are uncomfortable traveling there, so we'd probably
> > get better attendance hosting elsewhere.
> >
> > I would be fine with Amsterdam, and I might also suggest a major
> > Canadian city (such as Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver) if we preferred
> > to do this in North America (since we've traditionally alternated
> > continents).  I can imagine other locations outside of the U.S. that
> > might be fine as well, so I'm willing to keep an open mind if a good
> > opportunity comes up.
>
> The only reasons why I proposed Amsterdam are the Open Source Summit and
> that I have some ways to help out with organizing the event over there.