[Baypiggies] Attention: PyCon US 2022 and Call for Proposals!

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Rand,Thank you for your opinion. I am very much in favor of this event being boycotted by antivaxxers and pandemic deniers.I'm vaccinated, and I don't mind wearing a mask to protect others, so I won't be boycotting this event.I support event leaders in choosing policies beyond mandates at their discretion, if supported by current research and WHO and CDC guidelines.If you don't like the policy, please feel free to host your own event.Ken
-------- Original message --------From: Rand Bradley <rand.bradley at gmail.com> Date: 12/13/21  3:27 PM  (GMT-08:00) To: Olivia Sauls <olivia at python.org> Cc: baypiggies at python.org, pyconteam at python.org, djangosf-list at meetup.com Subject: Re: [Baypiggies] Attention: PyCon US 2022 and Call for Proposals! I am calling for a boycott of Pycon this year unless these health safety guidelines are thrown out in full. How are you going to see all the faces you've missed if masks are required? To my knowledge Utah does not have a mask mandate in place, so why require it?  Masks are obedience symbols. We all know they don't work. If Utah or the venue is requiring masks, then move or cancel the conference. Also, the vaxx requirements are discriminatory and just plain ugly. This is segregation. Have we learned nothing from history? By requiring vaxxes for attendance, you're excluding almost half the US participants.It's time to stop playing pandemic. Is this the type of world you want to live in? If not then reject these rules, stop participating. Let the organizers know that you will not be attending due to the health and safety guidelines.https://us.pycon.org/2022/attend/health-safety-guidelines/On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 5:32 PM Olivia Sauls <olivia at python.org> wrote:Hey folks! After two years apart, we are so excited to be welcoming you back in person for PyCon US 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah! Mark your calendars and start planning to see all the faces you’ve missed. Head over to the PyCon US 2022 website to read all the details and be sure to opt-in to receive PyCon US 2022 News for any future communications.Conference Dates: April 27, 2022 - May 3, 2022We are even more excited to announce that the PyCon US 2022 Call for Proposals is open for Talks, Tutorials, Posters, and Charlas! All speakers will be presenting in person at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Proposals will be open until December 20, 2021 AoE. Please help us spread the word about our CFP launch with your local user groups. More information can be found in the CFP announcement blog post: https://pycon.blogspot.com/2021/10/pycon-us-2022-call-for-proposals-is-open.html. Thank you in advance for your help, we can’t wait to see the community’s great ideas for PyCon US 2022! -- Olivia SaulsEvent Assistant & Administrative SupportPython Software Foundationolivia at python.org
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