[INDOLOGY] WSC Kathmandu

Mon Jun 23 18:21:13 UTC 2025

N.B. I just noticed that according to the program of 23 June, your panel
together with Dominik and Dagmar Wujastyk on Indian Alchemy is scheduled on
28 June 16h30-18h.

On Sun, 22 Jun 2025 at 08:21, Patricia SAUTHOFF <sauthoff at hkbu.edu.hk>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I am just writing to let those of you who are participating know that the
> schedule (which was supposed to be emailed to participants but has not
> been) is available on the WSC website. You may also notice that the venue
> has been quietly changed from a college to a primary school!
>
> I have just written a long email to them regarding the absolute lack of
> professionalism in the organization of this conference. I had a special
> panel accepted in April of 2024. I registered in February of 2025. Since
> then my co-panelists have dropped out because of the lack of communication
> by the organizers.
>
> I myself wrote to the organizers at least a half dozen times to find out
> how much time my panel would be allotted and received zero response. A
> draft schedule leaked last week and I alerted members to the fact that my
> panel was not included. Again, this issue was not addressed by organizers.
>
> The conference begins in a few days and the schedule online still claims
> to be preliminary: This is a preliminary program schedule and is still
> under review. If you notice any discrepancies or if anything has been
> missed,
> please inform Mr. Prashant Kashyap (Local Scientific Coordinator) at
> prashant.k at chime.travel
>
> I hope those of you who do attend have a wonderful time. Despite preparing
> for a full presentation, I will be using my valuable time in Kathmandu to
> do other things but do hope to see some of you anyway.
>
> Best,
> Patricia
> ------------------------------
> *From:* INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info> on behalf of
> Patricia SAUTHOFF <sauthoff at hkbu.edu.hk>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 25, 2025 2:29 PM
> *To:* Indology <indology at list.indology.info>; Dominik Wujastyk <
> wujastyk at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* [IMPERSONATED EMAIL] Re: [INDOLOGY] WSC Kathmandu
>
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> sender address [Patricia SAUTHOFF <sauthoff at hkbu.edu.hk> <xxx at hkbu.edu.hk>]
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>
> Dear Dominik,
>
> Thank you for sharing your experience with us all. Yours seems like a
> simple request and an easily solved problem.
>
> I had a special panel accepted for this conference in April 2024.
>
> From the outset there were rumours that the conference would be delayed or
> cancelled, and of course a delay did occur. Now it seems that nearly half
> my panel will be unable to attend the conference due to registration,
> timing, expense, and lack of communication issues.
>
> I myself have written the organizers several times over the last year and
> have received almost no response. The most recent circular on the website
> refers to the extended submission deadline of August 2024.
>
> If my panel does indeed fall apart, I too will be out several hundred
> dollars.
>
> Best of luck to everyone!
>
> Patricia
> ------------------------------
> *From:* INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info> on behalf of
> Dominik Wujastyk via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 24, 2025 9:46 PM
> *To:* Indology <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Subject:* [INDOLOGY] WSC Kathmandu
>
> CAUTION! EXTERNAL EMAIL (not being sent from @hkbu email system): Do not
> click links, open attachments, or respond to it unless you trust the email
> source/verify the identity of the sender by other means.
>
>
> I wish to share my experience about registering for the Kathmandu WSC.
>
> Because of the early registration deadline, I paid the fee of about C$400
> last year out of my own pocket.  Subsequently, my university said they
> would not pay me back until after the conference, but that I could transfer
> the payment to a university credit card.  I wrote to the WSC organizers
> asking them to let me switch the payment to a different card and eventually
> got an answer.  They said no, they would not help and that if I wanted to
> cancel I would get only 25% of the fee back.
>
> This is a startlingly greedy policy.
>
> I have written to the organizers to cancel my attendance and I have asked
> for a refund.  This experience has been unpleasant and expensive for me.
>
> Best wishes to everyone, and I hope that for those who are able to attend
> that it will be an exciting and enriching experience.
>
> Best,
> Dominik
>
>
> --
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> University of Alberta
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