Funding seems quite tractable—there could be a fund specifically for assisting EAs from Africa to go to conferences.
On the visa assistance thing I’m not sure what would be very tractable—maybe there is some way these conferences could position themselves that would make it easier for Africans to get “education”-related visas rather than tourist visas (e.g., if EAG positioned itself as an academic conference somehow, would that enable people to apply under more lenient visa categories)?
This is insightful.. and would really go a long way in enhancing the participation of Africans and other less represented regions in EA activities if well implemented.
I strongly agree.
Funding seems quite tractable—there could be a fund specifically for assisting EAs from Africa to go to conferences.
On the visa assistance thing I’m not sure what would be very tractable—maybe there is some way these conferences could position themselves that would make it easier for Africans to get “education”-related visas rather than tourist visas (e.g., if EAG positioned itself as an academic conference somehow, would that enable people to apply under more lenient visa categories)?
This is insightful.. and would really go a long way in enhancing the participation of Africans and other less represented regions in EA activities if well implemented.
Very insightful