> But that should not be a reason to not fund conferences in those countries
How would you feel about the PSF (or any other society you sponsor) helping conferences in places you'd not be able to attend because you simply would not be safe there? I understand there are good reasons for funding conferences in countries that would be hostile to many PSF members, because not all people who'd attend to such conferences agree with the intolerance (by law or by custom).
> "In our country, the law forbid XXX"
I would not wish the PSF to be seen as supportive of such behavior.
How would you feel about the PSF (or any other society you sponsor) helping conferences in places you'd not be able to attend because you simply would not be safe there? I understand there are good reasons for funding conferences in countries that would be hostile to many PSF members, because not all people who'd attend to such conferences agree with the intolerance (by law or by custom).
> "In our country, the law forbid XXX"
I would not wish the PSF to be seen as supportive of such behavior.