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No, it is not normal. CCC is being proactive in that they believe that there is a chance of having the same problems as in the last congress, and they want to a
by qwertox 4y ago
No, it is not normal. CCC is being proactive in that they believe that there is a chance of having the same problems as in the last congress, and they want to avoid this, because volunteers are more hesitant to get involved in a risky situation compared to employees.
- riedel 4y agoIt is quite common still to go virtual e.g. in the academic community and in any place where there are no commercial consideration or loss of money associated. (Just had the discussion today to move virtual because everyone else does as well)
- DocTomoe 4y agoThe Congress has been doing this the last two years (labelled RC3). It led to a very different experience (as random interactions just were gone (they tried to avoid this by a JRPG-style web interface)), and there was a notable drop in quality in the lectures. I don't think going virtual works for this kind of event.
- monocasa 4y agoWhat same problems, wasn't the last congress fully remote?
- GekkePrutser 4y agoAlso this is a mostly volunteer organization with a limited budget. The cost is kept very low (so everyone who wants to can participate) and no profit is made. Very likely the go/nogo point to commit to large expenses (eg venue hire) is now and these would not be refundable. Yet participants would expect to be refunded. Any financial reserves would already be strained by now. Making it a risk for the survival of the organization if it would have to be cancelled again. And IMO an event with forced masks or other heavy-handed measures would not be worth it. And Germany is very quick to go for mandatory measures compared to other countries.