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Pretty sure Singapore isn't the best place for more developer-centric, radical talks to take place given it's makeup of foreign workers afraid to rock the boat.

Pretty sure Singapore isn't the best place for more developer-centric, radical talks to take place given it's makeup of foreign workers afraid to rock the boat. Have your speakers given a talk that's considered radical at your conferences?

raesene9 3y ago
I've spoken at a Singaporean Security conference and I'm not sure what you're saying entirely chimes with my experiences. At the conference I spoke at there were plenty of local attendees and as the topic was hacking, there were talks I'd imagine could be considered radical (depending on your definition of that word). As a speaker, I wasn't restricted in what I said, nor did anyone pre-review my talk.
resolutebat 3y ago
As long as your radical talks don't involve politics, the Singapore government couldn't care less.
ValentineC 3y ago
> Have your speakers given a talk that's considered radical at your conferences? Echoing what the other commenter said, as long as the talk doesn't involve politics (also, religion and race/ethnic group), the government doesn't care. There are special visas for people in the above groups [1]. [1] https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/miscellaneous-work-pass/eligibility https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/miscellaneous-work...
- iso1631 3y ago
  Singapore has only just (in the last 12 months) decriminalised being gay. Several of my colleagues have refused to go to the country in the past for that reason alone. Same with places in the middle east.
unmole 3y ago
I can't tell if this is satire.
- abnercoimbre 3y ago
  I don't know what the parent meant by radical, but one reason my events are indie is because I'm biding my time as we grow. If I want this year's conference to open with a keynote documenting all the ways Windows violates user trust, there's not a sponsor in the world that can veto it. We might even kindly point out the names of product managers and higher-ups who green lit those harmful policies. This is all just a hypothetical scenario, of course... ! ;)

raesene9 3y ago

I've spoken at a Singaporean Security conference and I'm not sure what you're saying entirely chimes with my experiences. At the conference I spoke at there were plenty of local attendees and as the topic was hacking, there were talks I'd imagine could be considered radical (depending on your definition of that word). As a speaker, I wasn't restricted in what I said, nor did anyone pre-review my talk.

resolutebat 3y ago

As long as your radical talks don't involve politics, the Singapore government couldn't care less.

ValentineC 3y ago

> Have your speakers given a talk that's considered radical at your conferences? Echoing what the other commenter said, as long as the talk doesn't involve politics (also, religion and race/ethnic group), the government doesn't care. There are special visas for people in the above groups [1]. [1] https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/miscellaneous-work-pass/eligibility https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/miscellaneous-work...

iso1631 3y ago
Singapore has only just (in the last 12 months) decriminalised being gay. Several of my colleagues have refused to go to the country in the past for that reason alone. Same with places in the middle east.

unmole 3y ago

I can't tell if this is satire.

abnercoimbre 3y ago
I don't know what the parent meant by radical, but one reason my events are indie is because I'm biding my time as we grow. If I want this year's conference to open with a keynote documenting all the ways Windows violates user trust, there's not a sponsor in the world that can veto it. We might even kindly point out the names of product managers and higher-ups who green lit those harmful policies. This is all just a hypothetical scenario, of course... ! ;)