Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread Maarten Dammers
Op 19-4-2012 18:32, Samat schreef: You are so impatient, Orsi :) Sage said:/very/ close. This is not impatience. Organization is just very late. Last year the scholarships were announced end of March, four months in advance of Wikimania 2011. Now it's only 81 days left for Wikimania 2012.

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread Sage Ross
Yes. We're sorry it took so long. Results went out Friday. Chapter scholarships should be finalized soon. On the plus side, we expect to leave next year's team in a good position to launch the process early. -Sage (sent from my phone) On Apr 22, 2012 9:09 AM, Maarten Dammers maar...@mdammers.nl

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread stephen wanjau
Hello, I haven't received a feedback on my scholarship application status. best, [[user:stephenwanjau]] On 4/22/12, Sage Ross ragesoss+wikipe...@gmail.com wrote: Yes. We're sorry it took so long. Results went out Friday. Chapter scholarships should be finalized soon. On the plus side, we

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 22 April 2012 14:09, Maarten Dammers maar...@mdammers.nl wrote: Op 19-4-2012 18:32, Samat schreef: You are so impatient, Orsi :) Sage said: very close. This is not impatience. Organization is just very late. Last year the scholarships were announced end of March, four months in advance

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread Samat
On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 15:09, Maarten Dammers maar...@mdammers.nl wrote: Op 19-4-2012 18:32, Samat schreef: You are so impatient, Orsi :) Sage said:* very* close. This is not impatience. Organization is just very late. Last year the scholarships were announced end of March, four months

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread Tomasz Kozłowski
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I can't find anything ridiculous in organising a conference well; on the contrary, I think we all should try to reach the standards set by the Haifa team. I am absolutely /not/ surprised by the impatience shown on this list; the later people know

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread Thomas Dalton
2012/4/22 Tomasz Kozłowski odder.w...@gmail.com: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I can't find anything ridiculous in organising a conference well; on the contrary, I think we all should try to reach the standards set by the Haifa team. Oh, of course. Every year should try and

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread James Hare
2012/4/22 Tomasz Kozłowski odder.w...@gmail.com: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I can't find anything ridiculous in organising a conference well; on the contrary, I think we all should try to reach the standards set by the Haifa team. I am absolutely /not/ surprised by the

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 22 April 2012 15:39, James Hare messedroc...@gmail.com wrote: These prices are before DC's ludicrous hotel tax. Please quote all prices inclusive of all taxes. This American habit of quoting prices net of tax if just silly. What I care about is how much money I'm going to have to hand over. I

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread aude
On Apr 22, 2012, at 5:14 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 April 2012 15:39, James Hare messedroc...@gmail.com wrote: These prices are before DC's ludicrous hotel tax. Please quote all prices inclusive of all taxes. This American habit of quoting prices net of tax if

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread James Hare
On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 April 2012 16:24, aude aude.w...@gmail.com wrote: I assume many people will want to share a room with another person, which cuts the cost per person in half Does it? Most hotels I know charge more if there

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread Mateus Nobre
Bad one, I was not selected this year. Good luck to you all! On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Maarten Dammers maar...@mdammers.nlwrote: Op 19-4-2012 18:32, Samat schreef: You are so impatient, Orsi :) Sage said:* very* close. This is not impatience. Organization is just very late. Last

[Wikimania-l] Announcement two finalists for Wikimania 2013

2012-04-22 Thread Lodewijk
Dear all, it is my pleasure to announce that the jury has been able to come up with an intermediate result - and I would like to share with you the fact that two finalist bids have been selected. All bids have been examined and discussed at three public IRC meetings and several private

Re: [Wikimania-l] Announcement two finalists for Wikimania 2013

2012-04-22 Thread steve virgin
Good luck to London and Hong Kong from the Bristol team Thanks to the judges for their patience, care and deliberation. Best Wishes Steve V on behalf of the team From: wikimania-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimania-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread Delphine Ménard
On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:32 PM, James Hare messedroc...@gmail.com wrote: The deals we're arranging have no extra charge for dual occupancy. This might sound extremely stupid, but make sure that dual occupancy means 2 beds in a room, not a Queen Size Bed. There are surprisingly few hotels that

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread James Hare
On Apr 22, 2012, at 8:11 PM, Delphine Ménard notafi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:32 PM, James Hare messedroc...@gmail.com wrote: The deals we're arranging have no extra charge for dual occupancy. This might sound extremely stupid, but make sure that dual occupancy means 2

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread James Hare
On Apr 22, 2012, at 8:35 PM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: 2012/4/22 Delphine Ménard notafi...@gmail.com On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:32 PM, James Hare messedroc...@gmail.com wrote: The deals we're arranging have no extra charge for dual occupancy. This might sound extremely stupid,

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-22 Thread Delphine Ménard
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 2:35 AM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: 2012/4/22 Delphine Ménard notafi...@gmail.com On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:32 PM, James Hare messedroc...@gmail.com wrote: The deals we're arranging have no extra charge for dual occupancy. This might sound extremely stupid,