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PyCon US 2026: Why we're asking you to think about your hotel reservation

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by jquaint

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I miss PyCon US a lot and I'm sad I can't go. As a Canadian, recent USA ICE government actions have made it really hard for me to attend.
No conference is worth getting thrown in an ICE detention camp. This actually has happened to people from my country. [1] [2]
A big part of this conference is the non-USA residents who show up.
> We attribute this largely to the sad but understandable decline in willingness of international attendees, as well as some vulnerable domestic attendees
It seems like part of the hotel problem is the lack of international attendees that are stopping travel to the USA travel due to recent government actions.
In general USA-Canada Travel has been down all year. [3]
Hoping for a future PyCon that is as big, but I don't have to take risks around my freedom to attend!
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/10/ice-canadian...
[2] https://ca.news.yahoo.com/canadian-man-detained-ice-dies-200...
[3] https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2026/03/19/canada...

by bitpush

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It wasnt clear from the blog so I'll ask here. Where does the money go? The post refers to providing tickets to underprivileged attendees, but is that 100% or ony some part of it? Where does the rest of the money go?

by garyfirestorm

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Why not move the conference to a friendly country? Like Canada maybe?