Kudoz to Wikimania 2011 team. Thank you Wikimedia Israel for a wonderful Wikimania.
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:43 AM, James Hare <[email protected]> wrote: > As one of the organizers for Wikimania in 2012, I have enormous gratitude > for Wikimedia Israel for the effort they put into running this conference. > This is only my second Wikimania, with my first being four years prior, so > it's hard to compare this to others. But I am without a doubt going to > remember the experience -- from the many new faces I met, to the memorable > lectures, to the powerful and dynamic keynote presentation from Professor > Benkler. This is a shining example of what Wikimania is and should be, and > to repeat what everyone else has said, this has absolutely set the standard. > > I also say this as someone familiar with some of the dynamics of the actual > operation of the conference. Even after over a year of planning, hiring, and > dealing with every issue that came along, they still took the time to relive > the process and explain how Wikimania works to me, Katie, Tiffany, Sarah, > and all the other 2012 organizers who made it to Haifa. Their knowledge and > wisdom will aid us considerably as we go into full gear organizing Wikimania > 2012. > > Your patience and competence have not gone unnoticed, and they will not be > forgotten. > > Thank you. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Aug 8, 2011, at 10:16 PM, Kat Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 2:00 AM, Erik Moeller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Huge, huge thanks to WM Israel for Wikimania 2011 > > > > And more thanks--everything was very well put together and I had a > > fantastic time in Haifa. Wikimania always reminds me how much I enjoy > > and respect the people involved in the projects, who all understand > > why you spend so much time and effort (and sometimes headaches) on > > this crazy thing. > > > > I am particularly impressed at how the organizational team was so > > quick to respond to requests and difficult situations, and how they > > continued to be friendly and thoughtful and ready for everything, even > > after what must have been weeks with not enough sleep. I hope it is > > now their turn to relax on the beach... > > > > And I look forward to seeing you all in DC next year! > > > > -Kat > > > > -- > > Your donations keep Wikipedia online: http://donate.wikimedia.org/en > > Wikimedia, Press: [email protected] * Personal: [email protected] > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mindspillage * (G)AIM:mindspillage > > IRC(freenode,OFTC):mindspillage * identi.ca:mindspillage * phone:ask > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimania-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > -- With Regards, Anoop
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