On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Tom Holden <[email protected]> wrote: > The guidelines for 2009 bidding cities said "July to mid-August" > (though it's ended up being end of August). > > For 2010 might we be able to push the window wider into early > September, as it seems there will be a lot greater availability of > accommodation then (at least in Oxford). Does anyone have any idea how > much pushing it back into early September would aversely affect > attendance? Are there any other reasons for the old July to mid-August > guidelines? > > Thanks, > > Tom
Yes -- as others have said, some universities (in the U.S., maybe elsewhere?) end as late as mid-June, while other universities start as early as mid-August. We were trying to take advantage of the break period for as many people as possible. (Unfortunately, this is also the peak time for airfares and demand on things like student hostels). -- Phoebe _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
