I would like to thank the organizers of Wikimania 2011, and the volunteers
involved. I would like to thank for their concern about safety, effort and
hard work.
The event management was great. We didn't have to worry about anything at
all and things were much better than I had ever thought it
On 08/07/2011 01:00 AM, Erik Moeller wrote:
Huge, huge thanks to WM Israel for Wikimania 2011--a beautiful gift to
the community. You've been wonderful hosts, patient organizers, great
friends.
The conference has been a true pleasure, and having gone to all of
them, you've really set an
I'll add my thanks to the chorus. It was an amazing Wikimania.
Having participated in the organisation of quite a few Wikimanias, and
since Itzik asked somewhere for critics so that they can do better
next time, here are a few things that come to mind. I'd urge everyone
to answer this thread to
2011/8/9 Delphine Ménard notafi...@gmail.com:
* Badges: badges should be recognizable at a glance. Especially for
press. But also for organizers, speakers etc.. By the time I arrived,
everyone had a different lanyard, some had written badges, other
printed... complicated. Make more badges than
I'm not sure if this is covered by Delphine's suggestion, but the ability to
recognize staffers is helpful - I knew quite some of them so had little
trouble, but I saw others looking harder for them. Giving staffers a special
symbol/color on their badge or giving them a different color T-shirt
2011/8/9 Delphine Ménard notafi...@gmail.com:
* Food: the food was so excellent it's not even funny (wow the
hummus).
Yesh!
But I've seen _lots_ of people looking for the vegetarian
food without ever knowing which it was. So: Label food. Name of the
food, principal ingredients (some are
Who told the security staff at Ben Gurion that CDs have been distributed as
part of the welcoming pack of Wikimania? Jeromy and I were requested to show
the CD you received from Wikimania and we haven't got any.
PS. For those of you who have yet to fly out of Israel: it's a good idea to
have a
Yeah, I remember that stroopwafel quite well. :))
Too bad Dutch stroopwafels aren't sold in the Philippines: we have plenty of
Belgian ones here though. But I got to buy seven boxes in Schiphol before
boarding my flight to Manila. :D
Josh
JAMES JOSHUA G. LIM
Block I1, AB Political Science
On Aug 9, 2011, at 7:06 PM, Deryck Chan deryckc...@gmail.com wrote:
Who told the security staff at Ben Gurion that CDs have been distributed as
part of the welcoming pack of Wikimania? Jeromy and I were requested to show
the CD you received from Wikimania and we haven't got any.
PS. For
I don't think it should be any special problem.
Harel Cain
Wikimania 2011 local team
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 20:48, James Hare messedroc...@gmail.com wrote:
On Aug 9, 2011, at 7:06 PM, Deryck Chan deryckc...@gmail.com wrote:
Who told the security staff at Ben Gurion that CDs have been
On 08/09/2011 06:06 PM, Deryck Chan wrote:
PS. For those of you who have yet to fly out of Israel: it's a good idea
to have a password / Android lock etc. on each of your electronic
devices, so that they can't check their content except in front of you.
Probably already to late, but since it
Hey James,
This should not be a problem. I passed with four GPS-devices that were not
mine trough security control (I borrowed them for the mapping party). Just
explain it, and they we'll examine it closely.
Btw, make sure you have something with you with the logo of the conference,
to prove you
Here's a thought. I stayed at what the conference called the Senate dorms, yet
I see nothing on campus that indicates that it was called that. Yes, the term
Senate Dorms does appear at the bus stop, and there is a Senate House nearby,
but the dorms themselves aren't labeled as such, nor is that
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 8:12 PM, maarten deneckere
maartendeneckere+wikima...@gmail.com wrote:
Btw, make sure you have something with you with the logo of the conference,
to prove you attended it.
+1. I had the feeling Timo and I had an easier time at TLV because I
wore the Wikimania 2011
I'm in Jerusalem for a few more days, can anyone suggest how I can
obtain one of these Wikimania CDs or what it could contain?
WereSpielChequers
On 9 August 2011 20:22, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Harel Cain harel.c...@gmail.com wrote:
All credit goes to
Ah, well, I got 45 minutes of questioning -- a good chance to explain
Wikimedia governance to the nice young lady at security (so what do
you do for wikipedia again?) The board is pretty suspicious! :)
Having the conference materials handy as well as reasonable
documentation of your other
I would suggest that it's not about the CD itself, but anything to prove your
attendance at the conference you said you went to. So, keep your attendee badge
easily available. The conference bag, the printed schedule or other things that
you picked up at Wikimania would be good. Just a
It's always the visitors, or the outsiders who get that treatment. Airport
authorities, airlines hardly ever focus on local or people who look like of
local origin. I have hardly ever seen any locals being held for questioning
in any country that I have ever visited.
It's just who looks more like
Hi WereSpielChequers ,
Op 9-8-2011 22:37, WereSpielChequers schreef:
I'm in Jerusalem for a few more days, can anyone suggest how I can
obtain one of these Wikimania CDs or what it could contain?
LOL, I guess you didn't read the whole thread. This is just a trick
question. Just like asking the
I'll see if I can find an Internet Cafe that burns backups to CD. Last
time I went backpacking in New Zealand there were several places with
that sort of service. Then if I slap one of those stickers in the
centre it should look the ticket.
Do you think if I tell them that Walla interviewed me
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 1:36 AM, Casey Brown li...@caseybrown.org wrote:
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 4:03 PM, WereSpielChequers
werespielchequ...@gmail.com wrote:
I'll see if I can find an Internet Cafe that burns backups to CD. Last
time I went backpacking in New Zealand there were several
Thanks all for your feedback! it really great to hear your notes...
Just one thing:
* for some reason, the role/occupation/whatever field (e.g.
'developer', 'designer', 'WMF employee', ...) was not printed on any
of the WMF employees' badges, which led to people using magic markers
to write
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Itzik Edri it...@infra.co.il wrote:
Everyone during the registration process had the option to select which
lines and titles will be printed on his badge. We didn't want to print
things that people not asked (as some people even select not to print their
I'm not sure if I lost this really, but the earlier, the better I suppose ...
Does anyone have (or did anyone see) a fan made by bamboo and paper
which I sure carried on August 2 and 3? I thought I put it at dorms
from the next day,
but packing my luggage I'm gradually afraid I lost it in venue
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 9:54 PM, Maarten Dammers maar...@mdammers.nl wrote:
Hi WereSpielChequers ,
Op 9-8-2011 22:37, WereSpielChequers schreef:
I'm in Jerusalem for a few more days, can anyone suggest how I can
obtain one of these Wikimania CDs or what it could contain?
LOL, I guess you
Personally, I found it a nice experience to not have all those titles thrown
into my face every time I saw a badge. But then I know most of the people
already, so maybe I'm not a fair person to consider there :)
Lodewijk
2011/8/10 Roan Kattouw roan.katt...@gmail.com
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