Re: Possible venues for Git Merge 2025

From: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date: Mar 20, 2025, 22:09 UTC
Message-ID: <Z9ySGbE4sq0JfgKs@tapette.crustytoothpaste.net>
In-Reply-To: <Z9vuiCnKcMRRXHOR@pks.im>

On 2025-03-20 at 10:31:36, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:

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> 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.

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brian m. carlson (they/them or he/him)
Toronto, Ontario, CA