AmeriHac 2026 retrospective

This is a large topic, but I do think there are some points to consider.

1. The Haskell Foundation does not ask about or keep record of anyone’s residency status except for its employees and individual contractors. If ICE requested this information about other attendees we would be unable to provide it because we do not have it.
2. The HF has no control over the venue’s decision over what it would do if ICE shows up. We could ask about this before committing to a venue, but I have a feeling very few would be willing to deny ICE for a 1-off event.
3. There are many people current in the US that are worried about leaving and being able to return. As such, events outside the US would preclude those people from attending.

Given the above, it is my view that the way forward is to have more events in more places. Obviously there is an upper limit (daily events, randomly around the globe is not very useful!), but we are not near that limit.

Lastly, I request that any further discussion of this topic happen on a different thread or other channel/medium.