I think this email has been corrupted... On Feb 11, 2013 2:15 AM, "James Forrester" <[email protected]> wrote:
> [Please note that I send this as a volunteer, and in no connexion to > the Wikimedia Foundation.] > > Dear all, > > == Preamble == > > Last year, after some discussion on this list[0] and other places, I > felt we as a community had said we were unhappy with the traditional > ad-hoc system for selecting the location for each year's Wikimania, > and wanted something different, a process that involved the community > and was more transparent, clearer and possibly set out candidate areas > or countries rather than inviting interested bids alone. In the hope > that the community would self-organise along these lines, I haven't > done anything to re-run the existing system. > > However, no real discussion has taken place, and it's clear > > > > [0] - > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2011-November/003225.html > etc. > > > It's getting towards the end of November, which means it is time to > run the Wikimania bidding process for 2013[0]. > > Given the traditional absence of a formal system, I'm putting myself > forward as Jury[1] co-ordinator - a non-voting person who helps the > Jury form and Bids get started up, sets the timeline[2], and hopefully > makes sure everything happens smoothly. > > In this role, I would like to make two requests: > > Firstly, I'm sure the whole Wikimedia community would love to see as > many good bids as possible. There are already a few bids[3] on Meta, > but if you or your local community are thinking about putting one in, > I'd urge you to get started now - there's not much time left before > new bids will not be accepted. Making a good bid for Wikimania can be > a lot of work, but we all benefit from there being a strong field of > bids. > > > Secondly, [Please note that I send this as a volunteer, and in no > connexion to the Wikimedia Foundation.] > > Dear all, > > I write again to ask for people to submit bids to host Wikimania in > 2014[0], and also to serve on the Jury to select which bid will be > chosen, in my traditonal . > > > == Request for bids == > > As always, the whole Wikimedia community would love to see as many > good bids as possible. There are only two bids[1] on Meta, so if you > or your local community are thinking about putting one in, or > re-submitting one that is now withdrawn, I'd urge you to get started > right away - there is very little time left. Making a good bid for > Wikimania can be a lot of work, but we all benefit from there being a > strong field of bids. > > I have updated the timeline[2] to have an (extremely) foreshortened > pre-bidding process, which means that all provisional bids must be > created by 23:59 UTC 3 March 2013 at the latest - i.e., three weeks' > time from when this e-mail was written. I appreciate that this is > short notice, but it's very important to give the winning bid the time > to make a success, and the idea of bidding for Wikimanias should not > be completely new to everyone by now. > > > == Request for Jury volunteers == > > I would like to invite volunteers to serve on the Wikimania 2014 Jury. > There is a list of general requirements on Meta[4], but to summarise: > > * The Jury will be mostly community volunteers with possibly some > Wikimedia Foundation staff or Board members; > * We of course want a mix of people from a diverse range of > backgrounds, sexes, cultures and regions of the world; > * We want to represent the community across the different projects and > activities; > * You can't be on the Jury if you are closely involved in a Bid (it's > a conflict of interest); and > * You need to have some free time during the selection period > (March-April). > > If you wish to be involved in the Jury, please e-mail me (off-list) at > jdforrester at gmail.com - I will announce the Jury in one week's > time, so please contact me immediately. > > > == Note == > > Last year, after some discussion on the Wikimania list[4] and other > places, I felt we as a community had said we were unhappy with the > traditional ad-hoc system for selecting the location for each year's > Wikimania, and wanted something different, a process that involved the > community and was more transparent, clearer and possibly set out > candidate areas or countries rather than inviting interested bids > alone. In the hope that the community would self-organise along these > lines, I haven't done anything to re-run the existing system. > > However, no real discussion has taken place, and the process is now > four months overdue[5]. It's clear that a community-agreed system > won't magically snap into existence in the next few days. I would > implore the community to work to establish a selection system for 2015 > and beyond, but we cannot wait for 2014. Therefore, on the basis that > I've done this before, I am running the process for Wikimania 2014 as > before, as a non-voting organiser like the previous times. I would > hope that this is the last time. > > > > Please also consider passing this message on (and translating it!) for > your wiki's community forum for those that don't read these mailing > lists. > > Thank you, and good luck to all Bids. > > > [0] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014 > [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014/Bids > [5] - > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014_bid_selection_timeline?oldid=5233347 > [3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_jury > [4] - > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2011-November/003225.html > etc. > [5] - > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014_bid_selection_timeline?oldid=5042528 > > Yours, > -- > James D. Forrester > [email protected] > [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal > capacity) > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >
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