@anildash @mhoye I think it’s very important to question existing structures and how centralized they are in the Global North—I do that all the time—, but (this is raw, so forgive me if I haven’t found the right words): conferences are one of the few structured ways I’ve found to have travel costs to another country reimbursed or covered by another party. And as someone contemplating immigration as I observe what’s going on in the U.S. and what may happen here in Brazil, that prior travel helps.