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Article #1139Re: Why not pick *nice* places for the Usenix conventions?
From: Melinda Shore
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1991 03:23
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1991 03:23
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In article <1991Jun28.214536.21138@visix.com> amanda@visix.com (Amanda Walker) writes:
>I think that selection of USENIX sites should be a matter of cost,
>services, and convenience for the members, and that's about it. It
>should not be a political soapbox for anyone.
Maybe, maybe not. I do find it deeply problematic that we will be
spending a lot of money in a state that is choosing to deprive women
of some fundamental rights. Unless things in Louisiana start to
turn around, I will not participate in any Usenix-sponsored event
down there.
--
Software longa, hardware brevis
Melinda Shore - Cornell Information Technologies - shore@tc.cornell.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!lll-winken!aunro!alberta!brazeau.ucs.ualberta.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!ubc-cs!uw-beaver!cornell!batcomputer!theory.TC.Cornell.EDU!shore From: shore@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Melinda Shore) Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix Subject: Re: Why not pick *nice* places for the Usenix conventions? Message-ID: <1991Jun29.032355.28483@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> Date: 29 Jun 91 03:23:55 GMT References: <1991Jun28.123120.20479@crl.dec.com> <1991Jun28.165006.713@oar.net> <1991Jun28.214536.21138@visix.com> Sender: news@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu Organization: Cornell Theory Center Lines: 13 Nntp-Posting-Host: theory.tc.cornell.edu