Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter to bid to host Wikimedia Conference 2014

2013-09-27 Thread Karthik Nadar
Hi, Thank you very much for the prompt feedback. Anivar, thank you for alerting it to us. We will surely take care to find if everything is legal. Sankarshan, we need to do that when we apply for the grant. That is post (if) we win the bid! Regards, Karthik Nadar. Secretary, Wikimedia India

[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter to bid to host Wikimedia Conference 2014

2013-09-26 Thread Karthik Nadar
Hi all, This is to inform you that WMIN has decided to mount a bid for Wikimedia Conference 2014 (aka Chapters Conference). Our reasoning to bid is based on the fact that its been two years since we hosted WCI, a much bigger conference in size as compared to this. There is no perfect time when

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter to bid to host Wikimedia Conference 2014

2013-09-26 Thread Anivar Aravind
Goa is a good option. But just sharing a point of concern. It is extremely important to be careful in selecting Hotels in Goa for International Conferences .There are many Hotels violating many coastal regulation zones and environmental laws . 2 years back Tehelka Think Fest faced a similar

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter to bid to host Wikimedia Conference 2014

2013-09-26 Thread sankarshan
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Karthik Nadar karthik...@wikimedia.in wrote: When we prepared the bid we looked at options in Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Dharamsala, Goa, Mumbai, Srinagar/Gulmarg and Varanasi. Of these Goa was found to be the best bet and we have prepared a bid available for