In reply to Pablo Postigo.

Why can’t the folks who can’t attend watch the event on WordPress.tv or livestream?

Because then we don’t get to meet, hear, and learn from them. WordCamps are very affordable on ticket level. However the overall cost of attendance can still be very high, much more so for people from poorer countries.

Even attending a local WordCamp within a country can come with a time commitment and travel costs.

They can attend their local WordCamps/meetups which requires more participation than the so called “Large” WordCamps.

Not every location has a WordCamp or in position to organize one. As a local organizer myself it took literally years to get our first official WordCamp together and next year it promptly didn't happen again.

This initiative just looks like another shot at attention grabbing.

“Another” ? I know Ines for a while and had been fortunate to meet and talk with her at those very WordCamps. I perceive her attitude to things as that of caring and integrity.

If your immediate reaction is to try and drag her project down — it says more negative about you than her to me.