So, to summarise the discussion (from Wikimania-l) * The WMF is still coming to a view on whether it supports a 2018 Wikimania, but the issue is being considered by the Board and the ED. The WMF don't consider the results of their consultation on the matter as conclusive * The Wikimania Committee have an ambition/intention to hold a 2018 Wikimania, but don't feel this is based solely on the sample of people who showed up to the future of Wikimania session at Wikimania * A number of chapters have expressed support for Wikimania remaining an annual event, though also thinking that the programme design process needs to be improved * There is in fact some dialogue between the Wikimania Committe, the WMF board, WMF staff, and the chapters
Have I got that right? Thanks, Chris On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 3:01 PM, Chris Keating <chriskeatingw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hoi, > > I was interested to read the minutes of the most recent Wikimania > Committee meeting, which decided that Wikimania will be held annually from > now on, and that it will be in sub-Saharan Africa (effectively meaning > South Africa) in 2018. > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee/Minutes/2016-06-26 > > Interestingly, I couldn't see any sign of the Committee's decision being > informed by the WMF's consultation on the future of Wikimania, or anyone > from the WMF's community engagement department being present. > > I have to say I'm a bit confused, not least about who actually makes the > decision about how frequently Wikimania happens. Is anyone able to shed any > more light on this? > > Thanks, > > Chris > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
