On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 7:51 AM, Virtual Steve
wrote:
> Liam in response to your message below,
>
> I find myself firmly in agreement with Andrew's caution as to what is said
> that the Chapter supported, particularly given that a new board is about to
> be elected. I am also concerned by the tim
> A quick raw search on flight prices from Frankfurt, Germany, San
> Francisco, USA and even Taipei, Taiwan, seem to suggest that the two
> most plausible cities for an Australian bid would be Sydney and
> Melbourne (I also plugged in Canberra and Perth, for comparison's
> sake).
Yep, Sydney and M
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 22:42, Brian Salter-Duke wrote:
> On the matter of chapter support, I have no doubt that the chapter will
> support a bid at some point and I do not think we should go ahead unless
> the chapter does support it. That however is for the future. I have some
> sympathy for St
ers,
> Craig
>
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ikimediaau-l] Bidding for Wikimania 2012
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 11:57, Craig Franklin wrote:
> Angela,
>
> Have you got any official support from the chapter for this bid? Having
> been the bid leader for the last time an Australian city took a tilt at
> this, I'd say that it
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 21:51, Virtual Steve wrote:
> In relation to the bid itself, whilst I can understand action to get bids in
> early, suggesting support (real or tacit) by the chapter for the current
> early bid will make us look disjointed, if we as a chapter agree later to
> support a bid
I hope my previous posts were not seen as a desire to stop developing bids.
My emphasis was more on chapter or national support for a bid, which can
only come through dialogue and working together. As someone who, no matter
where it is held, will have to travel a long way to go there to support it
The BES people were actively canvassing us for the possabillity of a bid
from Sydney. Australia will only get one opportunity in the next 5
years(more likely 10) to host a Wikimania we need to maximise the opporunity
for locals to attend . I see nothing wrong with starting a sydney bid page
especia
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 11:45 PM, Andrew wrote:
>
> I think some discussion would need to be entered as to which city would be
> best. The city with our greatest number of volunteers - and certainly the
> most accessible city from a national/international point of view - is
> Melbourne. I don't kn
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Andrew wrote:
> Just a note re the above:
>
>
> > The Chapter committee gave me permission/support to meet with and canvas
> ideas with BES on an in-principle basis.
>
> > Subsequently to the first meeting, I sought committee approval to bring
> Angela into the di
Just a note re the above:
> The Chapter committee gave me permission/support to meet with and canvas
ideas with BES on an in-principle basis.
> Subsequently to the first meeting, I sought committee approval to bring
Angela into the discussions too.
> permission has been sought from the Chapter c
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Angela wrote:
> > Have you got any official support from the chapter for this bid?
>
> As far as I'm aware, the chapter board has not said anything yet. My
> hope is that making the first step of putting up a bid page will
> generate some discussion amongst both
An afterthought: The above, of course, leaves out Canberra, Perth and
Adelaide, all of which have centres of Wikimedian activity and all of which
would be capable of hosting such an event in terms of venues. I remember a
few of us having some discussions with PCEC when there was some talk of a
Pert
I wouldn't doubt that other places have managed to get off the ground
without active chapter support, but the fact is that the Australian
Wikimedian community is actually fairly small and the great majority of
those (including the membership of any likely bid team) who would support
such an event a
> Have you got any official support from the chapter for this bid?
As far as I'm aware, the chapter board has not said anything yet. My
hope is that making the first step of putting up a bid page will
generate some discussion amongst both the committee and members of
Wikimedia Australia and of the
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 11:57, Craig Franklin wrote:
> Angela,
>
> Have you got any official support from the chapter for this bid? Having
> been the bid leader for the last time an Australian city took a tilt at
> this, I'd say that it's necessary to have committed support from the chapter
> to
Angela,
Have you got any official support from the chapter for this bid? Having
been the bid leader for the last time an Australian city took a tilt at
this, I'd say that it's necessary to have committed support from the chapter
to have any hope at all of success. I see that supporting the bid i
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