[TYPES] Could we temporarily stop having conferences in the US?

[Gabriel Scherer]

Dear types-list,

I'm sure many people are anxious about the political situation in the US
right now, and I wish them best.

Could we temporarily stop organizing conferences in the US?

It is pretty clear that the US are not a safe place for universities right
now, and also unpalatable-to-unsafe for people (especially foreigners)
working in universities. The situation is also volatile and evolving
rapidly from bad to worse. Surely it would be unreasonable to commit now to
organize a large conference in the US next year, right? Well, PLDI 2026 is
planning to be located in Boulder, Colorado. Could the PLDI people maybe
reconsider? (If being in the Americas is important, maybe Canada?)

Note: I'm aware there is no good choice of where to hold conferences, every
choice has downsides. (For example Europe is bad for people working in
various non-western countries due to very stringent requirements.) But the
US seems especially bad right now.