We're looking to offer at least three options for accommodations. We are almost done with securing contracts for all of them, so I imagine that the system will be available around next Friday if not this time next week.
James Hare On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 7:54 AM, Richard Symonds <[email protected]> wrote: > Would someone be able to give us a rough idea of when that might be? > > Richard Symonds > Office & Development Manager > Wikimedia UK > +44 (0) 207 065 0992 > -- > Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Charitable Company > Registered in England and Wales, No: 6741827. Charity No:1144513 Office: 4th > Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, > London EC2A 4LT. > Wikimedia UK is the local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate > Wikipedia, amongst other projects). It is an independent non-profit > organization with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for > its contents. > > > On 03/04/2012 18:37, Nicholas Michael Bashour wrote: > > Hello Katherine, and other Wikimania attendees! > > We were waiting for contracts to be signed before announcing hotels. Once > the contracts are signed, the hotels have to make a registration page > dedicated to Wikimania. My understanding is that it takes 2-3 days following > contract signing for the booking to appear online. > > Sincerely, > > Nicholas Michael Bashour > President > Wikimedia District of Columbia > Washington, DC, USA > > 2012/4/3 Katherine Casey <[email protected]> >> >> It would be helpful if you could give us a sense of how soon "shortly" is. >> This week? This month? >> >> -Fluffernutter >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:19 PM, James Hare <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> We will be announcing our hotels shortly. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> James Hare >>> Coordinator, Wikimania 2012 >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Sylvain Boissel >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Hello, >>> > >>> > I am used that the organizing team books hotel rooms for attendees, so >>> > that >>> > one does not have to look for himself, or find someone to share a room, >>> > wonder how to go from the hotel to the venue, etc. You just choose your >>> > accomodation when registering. >>> > >>> > But it looks like this time we are on our own, as it is written >>> > "Accommodations will be handled separately from registration." More >>> > details >>> > are supposed to be available "soon" (since January in fact) >>> > >>> > What are those details (a list of hotels (and we manage everything by >>> > ourselves) or an accomodation form (and the organizing team manages the >>> > booking)) and when will they be available? Wikimedia is in 100 days >>> > from >>> > now, >>> > >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > Sylvain. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Sylvain Boissel >>> > Chargé de mission communauté et technologie de Wikimédia France >>> > tél 07.62.93.42.02 - email [email protected] - >>> > twitter @sboissel >>> > >>> > Imaginez un monde où chaque personne sur la planète aurait librement >>> > accès à >>> > la totalité du savoir humain. C'est notre engagement. Aidez Wikimedia >>> > France >>> > à en faire une réalité. >>> > www.wikimedia.fr >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
