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diff --git a/microposts/think-apac.org b/microposts/think-apac.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c034115 --- /dev/null +++ b/microposts/think-apac.org @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +#+title: Virtual event organisers, please think of people in the APAC region + +#+date: <2022-01-11> + +It is impossible to hold an online event that works for people from +America, Europe and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions at the same time. +Normally one region will be dropped in favour of the other two. Most +online tech events are organised by people located in Europe or +America. 98% of them are set at a time that accommodates people in +both regions, thus not work for people in APAC. Perhaps this is +because not as many from the APAC region attend in an APAC-friendly +time, compared to the number of participants from Europe in an +Europe-friendly time (say) when the event is organised by someone in +the States, which could be an effect as well, of events not +accommodating APAC time. + +As such, if organisers in Europe or America sometimes set events time +to be APAC-friendly say 40% of the time, instead of accommodating +those across the pond, a more diverse and vibrant community may +result. More concretely, that roughly translates to 12am-12pm UTC for +Europe-based organisers, 7pm-7am UTC-5 for US East Coast, and 3pm-3am +for US West Coast. + +Thank you! |