Is an English-speaking conference in a non-English speaking country in this day and age really that weird? I don't get why. I guess conferences tend to have an

Is an English-speaking conference in a non-English speaking country in this day and age really that weird? I don't get why. I guess conferences tend to have an explanation? Except when the explanation is "obvious" (warm subtropical/"Mediterranean" setting...). Alternative, glib answer: because computing shouldn't be confined to the US, or I guess places like London in this case.