Re: [Wikimedia-l] Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2014: London

2013-05-01 Thread Katie Chan 
Congratulations to everyone who's been involved with the London bid.

Looking forward to seeing many of you in London next year!


On 1 May 2013 18:10, James Forrester  wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and
> evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to
> London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who
> also put forward a solid effort.
>
> We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward
> proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the
> Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid
> for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget
> and lower-cost options for attendees.
>
> The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core
> budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding
> ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.
>
> We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep
> aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit
> of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited
> resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting
> out clearer guidelines on these principles.
>
> The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time
> investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions
> and hard work.
>
> Yours,
>
> James Forrester
> Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury
> For the Wikimania 2014 Jury
> --
> James D. Forrester
> jdforres...@gmail.com
> [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal
> capacity)
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2014: London

2013-05-01 Thread Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive 
Congratulations to the London team..


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 11:49 PM, Chris Keating
wrote:

> Many congratulations to the London bid team! London will be a great venue,
> and see you all here next summer :-)
>
>
> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Gregory Varnum  >wrote:
>
> > Congratulations to the London team for your successful bid and to the
> > Arusha team for putting in a solid effort!  I look forward to getting my
> UK
> > groove on next year.
> >
> > -greg aka varnent
> >
> >
> > On 1 May 2013, at 1:28 PM, Sarah Stierch 
> wrote:
> >
> > > Congratulations to the London team, and great work on all parties for
> > > proposals. It's quite a task, and one that is at times just as
> emotional
> > > and intensive in actually planning Wikimania.
> > >
> > > I look forward to lending a hand with London, and I really look forward
> > to
> > > partying at the Tate Modern ;) (Can we get Kraftwerk to play the
> > > party...?[1])
> > >
> > >
> > > Sarah
> > > [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaLVvju6WZ8
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 10:10 AM, James Forrester <
> jdforres...@gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >> Dear Wikimedians,
> > >>
> > >> On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and
> > >> evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to
> > >> London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who
> > >> also put forward a solid effort.
> > >>
> > >> We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward
> > >> proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the
> > >> Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid
> > >> for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget
> > >> and lower-cost options for attendees.
> > >>
> > >> The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core
> > >> budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding
> > >> ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.
> > >>
> > >> We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep
> > >> aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit
> > >> of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited
> > >> resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting
> > >> out clearer guidelines on these principles.
> > >>
> > >> The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time
> > >> investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions
> > >> and hard work.
> > >>
> > >> Yours,
> > >>
> > >> James Forrester
> > >> Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury
> > >> For the Wikimania 2014 Jury
> > >> --
> > >> James D. Forrester
> > >> jdforres...@gmail.com
> > >> [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal
> > >> capacity)
> > >>
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> > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2014: London

2013-05-01 Thread Chris Keating 
Many congratulations to the London bid team! London will be a great venue,
and see you all here next summer :-)


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Gregory Varnum wrote:

> Congratulations to the London team for your successful bid and to the
> Arusha team for putting in a solid effort!  I look forward to getting my UK
> groove on next year.
>
> -greg aka varnent
>
>
> On 1 May 2013, at 1:28 PM, Sarah Stierch  wrote:
>
> > Congratulations to the London team, and great work on all parties for
> > proposals. It's quite a task, and one that is at times just as emotional
> > and intensive in actually planning Wikimania.
> >
> > I look forward to lending a hand with London, and I really look forward
> to
> > partying at the Tate Modern ;) (Can we get Kraftwerk to play the
> > party...?[1])
> >
> >
> > Sarah
> > [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaLVvju6WZ8
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 10:10 AM, James Forrester  >wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Wikimedians,
> >>
> >> On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and
> >> evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to
> >> London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who
> >> also put forward a solid effort.
> >>
> >> We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward
> >> proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the
> >> Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid
> >> for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget
> >> and lower-cost options for attendees.
> >>
> >> The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core
> >> budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding
> >> ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.
> >>
> >> We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep
> >> aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit
> >> of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited
> >> resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting
> >> out clearer guidelines on these principles.
> >>
> >> The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time
> >> investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions
> >> and hard work.
> >>
> >> Yours,
> >>
> >> James Forrester
> >> Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury
> >> For the Wikimania 2014 Jury
> >> --
> >> James D. Forrester
> >> jdforres...@gmail.com
> >> [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal
> >> capacity)
> >>
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> >
> >
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> > *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian*
> > *www.sarahstierch.com*
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2014: London

2013-05-01 Thread Gregory Varnum 
Congratulations to the London team for your successful bid and to the Arusha 
team for putting in a solid effort!  I look forward to getting my UK groove on 
next year.

-greg aka varnent


On 1 May 2013, at 1:28 PM, Sarah Stierch  wrote:

> Congratulations to the London team, and great work on all parties for
> proposals. It's quite a task, and one that is at times just as emotional
> and intensive in actually planning Wikimania.
> 
> I look forward to lending a hand with London, and I really look forward to
> partying at the Tate Modern ;) (Can we get Kraftwerk to play the
> party...?[1])
> 
> 
> Sarah
> [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaLVvju6WZ8
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 10:10 AM, James Forrester wrote:
> 
>> Dear Wikimedians,
>> 
>> On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and
>> evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to
>> London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who
>> also put forward a solid effort.
>> 
>> We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward
>> proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the
>> Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid
>> for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget
>> and lower-cost options for attendees.
>> 
>> The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core
>> budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding
>> ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.
>> 
>> We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep
>> aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit
>> of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited
>> resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting
>> out clearer guidelines on these principles.
>> 
>> The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time
>> investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions
>> and hard work.
>> 
>> Yours,
>> 
>> James Forrester
>> Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury
>> For the Wikimania 2014 Jury
>> --
>> James D. Forrester
>> jdforres...@gmail.com
>> [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal
>> capacity)
>> 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2014: London

2013-05-01 Thread Sarah Stierch 
Congratulations to the London team, and great work on all parties for
proposals. It's quite a task, and one that is at times just as emotional
and intensive in actually planning Wikimania.

I look forward to lending a hand with London, and I really look forward to
partying at the Tate Modern ;) (Can we get Kraftwerk to play the
party...?[1])


Sarah
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaLVvju6WZ8


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 10:10 AM, James Forrester wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and
> evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to
> London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who
> also put forward a solid effort.
>
> We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward
> proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the
> Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid
> for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget
> and lower-cost options for attendees.
>
> The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core
> budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding
> ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.
>
> We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep
> aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit
> of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited
> resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting
> out clearer guidelines on these principles.
>
> The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time
> investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions
> and hard work.
>
> Yours,
>
> James Forrester
> Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury
> For the Wikimania 2014 Jury
> --
> James D. Forrester
> jdforres...@gmail.com
> [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal
> capacity)
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[Wikimedia-l] Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2014: London

2013-05-01 Thread James Forrester 
Dear Wikimedians,

On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and
evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to
London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who
also put forward a solid effort.

We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward
proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the
Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid
for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget
and lower-cost options for attendees.

The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core
budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding
ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.

We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep
aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit
of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited
resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting
out clearer guidelines on these principles.

The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time
investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions
and hard work.

Yours,

James Forrester
Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury
For the Wikimania 2014 Jury
--
James D. Forrester
jdforres...@gmail.com
[[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal capacity)

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