Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

2013-10-14 Thread Jon Davies
Perhaps next year in sunny Goa? Dates? On 13 October 2013 12:05, Steven Zhang cro0...@gmail.com wrote: Bulk of the chapters are in Europe, so it's generally seen as cheaper for most chapters, and more convenient for them. I agree with your sentiment. Sent from my iPhone On 13 Oct 2013,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

2013-10-14 Thread Nicole Ebber
Thanks a lot! And not only thanks for the decision but also for all the work the location committee has done in the decision making process and for the learnings they provided. We are looking forward to welcoming the international Wikimedia crowd in Berlin next spring. Our event team will now

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

2013-10-14 Thread Patricio Molina
Excellent news! A huge thanks to the Location Committee and congratulations to the entire Berlin team! – Patricio On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Bence Damokos bdamo...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we announce that the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

2013-10-14 Thread Steven Zhang
I still think that Berlin is a suitable location out of the bids, and given their experience, am sure they'll do a great job. I look forward to it. Steve Sent from my iPhone On 14 Oct 2013, at 6:46 pm, Jon Davies jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Perhaps next year in sunny Goa? Dates?

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

2013-10-14 Thread Lodewijk
Hi nicole, while I appreciate your dedication to this, I would suggest to fix the *topics* rather than the whole schedule. The exact day time for each session is not important for planning the attendance, but postponing that does leave a bit more flexibility to align for example with the board

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

2013-10-13 Thread Srikanth Ramakrishnan
As one of the team for the India bid, I must say I'm a bit disappointed in this decision. It seems like this event will never leave Europe. On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: Congratulations - Berlin is one amazing city. Some great bids were placed,

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

2013-10-12 Thread Bence Damokos
Dear all, Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the location for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference. We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and Sweden. In selecting the Berlin location we

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

2013-10-12 Thread Manuel Schneider
Dear Bence, dear committee, thanks for your work and decision! Finally we have made a big step forward! /Manuel Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli -- Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Lausanne, +41 (21)

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

2013-10-12 Thread Ted Chien
Yes, thanks Bence and the committee for the work, and congratulations to the Berlin team! Looking forward to see you all again in this lovely city! Regards, Ted Chien -- Sent from my HTC New One 2013/10/12 下午10:42 於 Manuel Schneider manuel.schnei...@wikimedia.ch 寫道: Dear Bence, dear committee,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

2013-10-12 Thread Ivan Martínez
Thanks to all the team involved in the bidding and decision. We will have a very nice conference in Berlin. Regards. El oct 12, 2013 8:31 a.m., Bence Damokos bdamo...@gmail.com escribió: Dear all, Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we announce that the