[INDOLOGY] WSC Kathmandu

[Dominik Wujastyk]

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


--
Dominik Wujastyk, Professor Emeritus,
University of Alberta

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