To clear up confusion, I wasn’t talking about live coding or you, Alex! Just other issues in a few local (non live coding related) scenes :-)
I like the idea of distributed conferences for reasons such as it is very difficult to travel from places like where I am currently (Cornwall) as I am sure it is for other people.
> On 1 May 2019, at 08:57, Alex McLean <alex_at_slab.org> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 18:04, Mauro <lavaramano_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> probably Norah Lorway was talking about something else, but i've been
>> feeling like this about "the livecoding scene": same thing over and
>> over again.
>
> I don't know what Norah was talking about either with her subtweet,
> could be me, in which case let me say I'm very keen to put on events
> showcasing new acts and/or that make new connections. If someone wants
> to collaborate or is on tour, please send me stuff! There is often
> funding I can help secure, e.g. I'm hosting an amazing artist from
> Bolivia next week.
>
>> what i'm trying to say is: "the livecoding scene" feels european and
>> perhaps north-american, and that's it. sure, i could celebrate ICLC in
>> Arg, but why would i bother doing that when I could just simply do it
>> any day.
>
> There's an amazing scene in Japan too, and from afar the South
> American scene looks super exciting and vibrant.
>
>> if you're thinking in making the conf accesible think about moving the
>> conf to other places outside the places mentioned above.
>
> There weren't any applications to host ICLC outside of Europe last
> time, the steering committee encouraged people to apply, but hosting
> ICLC is not an easy or profitable thing to take on, so it's difficult.
> It has taken place in Canada and Mexico though, and Jesus and the team
> in Madrid made amazing efforts to connect with the Latin American
> scene last time, and this contribution felt essential. As Joanne's
> experience also reflects, the contributions from Latin America seemed
> to have deeper cultural and political aspects than many of the others.
>
> cheers
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