This is why it’s clear to me that the E in GUADEC still stands for Europe:
While some folks are trying to widen the scope by appealing to the faux fairness of sharing, I think the evidence pins true fairness smack bang in the middle of Europe!
You can trust me on this, because I’m totally unbiased about it: I’m one of the dots on the east coast of Australia, and have to fly at least 8 hours to get anywhere interesting. Notice how that so neatly rules out Perth and New Zealand. 
That’s why I kickstarted GNOME.conf.au in 2004, and encourage communities around the world to create their own GNOME events for users and contributors. Aside from being a heck of a lot of fun, it’s a very important way to grow GNOME.
Which is precisely why we invest so much time and money into our face to face meetings, right?
Biased being an European, but in full agreement.
Lost city of Atlantis is fake!