Congrats to Gdańsk team. I am sure that this will be a great Wikimania. --User:Meno25
2009/5/7 phoebe ayers <[email protected]> > Dear Wikimedia, > > The Wikimania venue selection committee is pleased to announce that we > have selected Gdańsk, Poland as the location for Wikimania 2010. > > The three bids this year each had strong and weak points. The jury > had a very difficult time deciding among them, a testament to the > quality of the bids. Any of the three would have hosted a fine > conference, and we thank the bid teams for their detailed > presentations. The jury narrowed the field to Gdańsk and Amsterdam > before making the final decision. > > The most debated criteria were: > > * Conference venue details > * Location accessibility, cost, and budget > * Accommodation options and simplicity > * Opportunities for outreach > * Local teamwork and planning > > We were impressed by Gdańsk's organized team, roomy venue options, low > cost for attendees, creative outing plans, and outreach potential to > Eastern Europe. > > A summary of our bid review is included below. Putting together a > great Wikimania bid is a major undertaking, and we are grateful to all > the bid teams for doing so with style. > > With respect and thanks, > Phoebe Ayers > > On behalf of the Wikimania 2010 venue selection committee > > Voting members: > > Ting Chen > Austin Hair > Mohamed Ibrahim > Samuel Klein > Teemu Leinonen > Delphine Ménard > Frank Schulenburg > > Non-voting advisors: > > Sue Gardner > Michael Snow > > > ==Feedback points== > > * Conference venue > The Oxford Town Hall seemed suited to Wikimania, with no major > drawbacks. Gdańsk's venue options were flexible and varied. We also > appreciated Gdańsk's plans for social space, inside and out, on the > island and at the venue. We were intrigued by the Tuschinski theater > venue in Amsterdam, and appreciate that the theater's staff has > experience organizing conferences, but we were concerned that there > were few small rooms and flexible spaces, and no social spaces on site > with after-hours access. > > * Overall accessibility and cost > Amsterdam was the most physically accessible bidding city for > international attendees, due to being a major travel hub for many > airlines. Gdańsk and Oxford were a bit less accessible, Oxford because > of the transfer from Heathrow. Amsterdam's budget was high, even with > its confirmed sponsorship. Oxford's was lowest, thanks to venue > sponsorship, but lacked detail. It also had the highest cost of living > and lodging for attendees. Gdańsk's budget was in between but included > various services. The extra cost for travel for an attendee to Gdańsk > was partly offset by the low cost of living and lodging. > > * Accommodation > Amsterdam's proposal for accommodation was superior in its combination > of reasonable price and close location for a single hostel that most > attendees could stay in. Gdańsk's hostel options were cheap but > scattered. Oxford's dorm options were potentially close but expensive. > > * Outreach > Oxford and Amsterdam were considered to have good inherent options for > global press and publicity, but neither proposal offered related > details. Gdańsk offered good outreach to and from Eastern Europe, > where Wikimedia projects are well known but the communities not as > well to all of us, and engaged in the most press work over the course > of the bid. > > * Teamwork and planning > The Gdańsk bid excelled in team planning, with a clear breakdown of > team member roles and responsibilities in the bid and a separate > public planning wiki. Oxford added something similar at the end of the > bid period, but the overall bid was a bit less detailed than the > others. The Amsterdam team was particularly responsive to questions, > with a strong background in planning similar events, but lacked a > detailed team organization plan. All teams had fine party plans, and > Gdańsk had creative plans for conference activities and environmental > issues. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >
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