I think Wikimania 2012 is before Ramadan. On Aug 22, 2011 3:59 PM, "Gerard Meijssen" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hoi, > Having Wikimania during Ramadan will prevent people from attending. The > dates for Wikimania next year are also likely during Ramadan. > > One way of looking at the absence of the Muslim world is that in Alexandria > there was a sizable group from Israel. In the end it is about taking the > opportunity. The opportunity for most was there with the exception from for > instance our Iranian friends who are expressly forbidden to come. > Thanks, > Gerard > > 2011/8/21 WereSpielChequers <[email protected]> > >> I flew home on Friday. Unfortunately I had been unable to find anyone >> capable of printing a Tshirt with "Do I look like the sort of person who >> packs my own luggage?", or at least not on a Tshirt in my size (walrus). And >> as promised I hadn't made a Wikimania CD. >> >> It took me 40 minutes to get through security, check in and passport >> control, and unlike in Heathrow I didn't have to remove my shoes or belt, or >> even discard my water. After I said that I had received a gift while I was >> in Israel they were a little interested in my Wikimania bag, and I had to >> dig it out of my backpack and let it be cursorily inspected. Maybe next year >> we can make the bag from Hemp and include in it some sparklers or small >> fireworks for the closing party with perhaps a blade or some scissors for >> people wanting to customise their badges. >> >> As one of those who argued against holding Wikimania in Israel, I must say >> that I was very impressed at how well the whole thing was done. I think >> that the organisers did a brilliant job, I liked the food, and they even had >> sufficient WiFi. The music at two of the parties was a bit loud for >> socialising, but that's probably me showing my age. However I don't think >> this was really a completely Global Wikimania. As some of us feared it would >> be, this was a Wikimania that largely missed the Muslim world. I don't think >> that this is the fault of the organisers, but clearly holding our annual >> conference in Israel during Ramadan was not the best way to encourage people >> from Islamic countries to attend. I hope that in future we can make sure >> that Wikimania is more inclusive than that. >> >> WSC >> >> >> >> >> 2011/8/18 Harel Cain <[email protected]> >> >>> I don't suggest taking the train from Jerusalem to the airport - it takes >>> a very long time - the train to Jerusalem is very slow and is more of a >>> tourist attraction than anything else. >>> >>> It's much, much easier to call a sherut taxi called Nesher which will pick >>> you up from home/hotel and take you to the airport for NIS 58. No security >>> process involved.... >>> >>> >>> Harel >>> >>> 2011/8/17 KIZU Naoko <[email protected]> >>> >>>> @ TLV T3 Departure floor >>>> >>>> In addition to the previous mails, I'd recommend who plans railway >>>> trip to arrive your departure station enough earlier than your train, >>>> specially if you are in Jerusalem or perhaps a place easy-to-reach >>>> from the West Bank. >>>> >>>> Security check at Malha Jerusalem Station would be as serious as at >>>> the airport. Though they keep being polite but the check on me took >>>> over 10 minutes. I was asked by two officers respectively to show them >>>> my passport, open every bag, what I bought in the Old City, and then >>>> again explain what almost each item in the bags was, and which places >>>> I had visited during my ongoing trip, specially in the West Bank, >>>> which Arab countries I had visited both in this particular trip and in >>>> the past and finally if I carried weapons. Finally they had me go >>>> through with smiles and best wishes on trip, so generally there was no >>>> problem at all, but if my schedule had been tight, it might have >>>> caused problems. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Federico Leva (Nemo), 17/08/2011 08:59: >>>> >>> PS: I didn't find them very good-looking either, like someone >>>> claimed. >>>> >> >>>> >> Uh? :-? By the way I agree, but looking at some of the lots of the >>>> >> trainees the situation might improve in the future. :-p >>>> > >>>> > Oh, and I forgot to say that one of them was also even drawing (smilies >>>> > etc.) together with a traveler on her to-be-embarked laptop box. >>>> Perhaps >>>> > she had enough books for her next layover. >>>> > >>>> > Nemo >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > Wikimania-l mailing list >>>> > [email protected] >>>> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> KIZU Naoko / 木津尚子 >>>> member of Wikimedians in Kansai / 関西ウィキメディアユーザ会 >>>> http://kansai.wikimedia.jp >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >>
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