Oh, I wouldn't call it a bid just yet. We're still in the very early stages.
Harry
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From: Béria Lima <berial...@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimedia-l] Selection of winning bid for Wikimania
2013: Hong Kong
You didn't saw Craig? They already lunch next year bid:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014_bids/London
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Béria Lima
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sonho.
On 3 May 2012 18:37, Craig Franklin <cr...@halo-17.net> wrote:
A big congratulations to the Hong Kong team, it's great to see
>Wikimania coming back to the Asia-Pacific region after a long break!
>:-)
>
>Commiserations to the London team, but also congratulations, it was an
>exceptionally fine bid and I hope to see that conference take shape,
>either as a separate event or as a future successful Wikimania bid!
>
>Cheers,
>Craig
>
>
>On 4 May 2012 00:04, Florence Devouard <anth...@anthere.org> wrote:
>> I am sure you guys will finish with flying colors :)
>> That's great news Yuyu. I look forward us moving again to Asia to meet you
>> guys
>>
>> Flo
>>
>>
>> On 5/3/12 12:34 PM, Jeromy-Yu Chan (Jerry~Yuyu) wrote:
>>
>> Halo Everyone
>>
>> (Firstly, short statement on behalf the team)
>>
>> Thank you for your congratulations, we honored that we are awarded to host
>> the 9th global Wikimedia Conference.
>> our team will work as best as we can, to facilitate such conference, and
>> meet your expectations.
>>
>> and we are lOOking forward to seeing you here in Hong Kong, and hope you
>> will enjoy the conference!
>>
>>
>> (then a longer part of personal thoughts)
>>
>> I recently read a story on Facebook:
>> Once upon a time, a boy behave badly in school, with very poor results
>> and his teacher told his father about the situation.
>>
>> Then the father tell his kids, if the boy can get 0 mark in the exam
>> then the boy can do whatever he wants
>>
>> But the boy found his way to get 0 marks, but actually he learnt all the
>> correct answer in order to write down the wrong answer
>> Then his father told him, actually the boy actually can finishes his school
>> works with flying colors
>>
>> <end of story>
>>
>> Actually the Hong Kong bid was similar situations,
>> even you ask me about the possibility having a Wikimania in Hong Kong
>> I would tell you that's impossible.
>>
>> Even when we start to "explore the possibility to have a Wikimania in HK"
>> I personally thinks that would be a process proving it is impossible
>>
>> but more and more supports comes, more volunteers willing to helps.
>>
>> Our fellow local team really fights bit and bit for support,
>> that's why they are so eager to get the bid,
>> because we all know that is not really easy to have such support
>> especially for group with almost every organizer is so young :)
>>
>>
>> Well, there is still a lot things to be done ahead
>> so better end my note here, and get back to work!
>>
>> A BIG thank you to everyone involved in the bidding process, especially to
>> all the bidding teams!
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Katie Chan <k...@ktchan.info> wrote:
>>>
>>> Congratulation Hong Kong! I'll be there. :)
>>>
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