Thank you - for those who can't be bothered reading the full link, here's the TL;DR:

• genjix (Amir) posted a request on the git repo that controls the bitcoin.org site asking for his conference to be added to the official site.
• Some people thought it was OK
• Some people weren't so OK because somehow the conference in question has a political undertone
• In the end the issue is closed and due to be reopened in July for review