They really were! Genuinely great, 10/10. If their HK colleagues are of equal 
aceness they'd be well worth a shout.
--
Joseph Fox
English Wikipedia

http://enwp.org/user:foxj

On 26 Mar 2013, at 0:50, James Hare <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hostelling International was fantastic during Wikimania 2012 ;-)
> 
> 
> On Mar 25, 2013, at 8:45 PM, Rehman Wikimedia wrote:
> 
>> What about Hostelling International?
>> 
>> HI-Hong Kong: http://www.hihostels.com/dba/country-Hong-Kong-HK.en.htm
>> 
>> I think that's close, but I'm not sure if I'm looking at the right stuff...
>> 
>> User:Rehman
>> 
>> From: [email protected]
>> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:45:44 +0800
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [Wikimania-l] Your Local Team update for Wikimania 2013: March 2013
>> 
>> Dear Wikimaniacs & Non-Wikimaniacs
>> 
>> This is your local team lead for this years conference in Hong Kong. 
>> 
>> As the local team pretty understands everyone's anticipation to the 
>> conference
>> so we will try to keep you informed about the latest update of the conference
>> whenever they can be release to the public
>> 
>> Here are a few piece of info I think you will be interested to know
>> 
>> a. Hostel accommodation
>> One thing I am sorry to tell you that, the dorm of PolyU is not available 
>> due to renovation in this summer.
>> So we have arrange the dorm of another university in Kowloon, Baptist 
>> University for scholarship recipients (whether WMF or Chapter scholarship)
>> 
>> However, the BU dorm is not in the walking distance to PolyU,
>> but it is still in a very convenient location, just two MTR stations away 
>> from PolyU
>> and we will also arrange shuttle in the morning, to getting most people to 
>> the venue. 
>> 
>> We estimate there are still a number of beds that can be available as hostel 
>> options,
>> so the local team will start accepting reservation for these extra beds
>> when the scholarship recipients start getting letter of notifications.
>> 
>> We will only accept those reservation request from those who are not 
>> supported by any scholarship or any Wikimedia entities,
>> and also we may consider reserving some beds for Wikipedians/wikimedians only
>> 
>> For the location of the new dorm, you may visit this website:  
>> http://sa.hkbu.edu.hk/ugh/hallmap.html
>> More information will be available in the official wiki
>> 
>> b. Parties
>> We are basically settled on the choice of venue for both welcoming parties 
>> and closing parties
>> however we cannot reveal too much, either we are still negotiation, or 
>> revealing may lead to some extra cost.
>> 
>> For the opening party, please pray for a good weather, as you can enjoy the 
>> famous harbour view from the venue.
>> 
>> and for the closing party, considering some feedbacks we will switch to a 
>> Beach party, rather than Beach barbecue
>> the location is also different from the one we stated in the bid
>> however, you can still experience the different landscape of Hong Kong 
>> (suppose you never see or even expect)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If you have any questions, please feel free to keep asking in the current 
>> available means
>> like here, or the wiki page, we may try to be active on IRC, but due to the 
>> time difference.... we cannot be always online while you're online
>> 
>> lOOking forward to seeing you here in August
>> 
>> -- 
>> Jeromy-Yu "Jerry" Chan, ARAD
>> User:Yuyu | zh.wikipedia
>> Advisor, Wikimedia Hong Kong
>> ChapCom/ComCom, Wikimedia Foundation
>> Coordinator-in-Chief, Wikimania 2013
>> also Jeromyu on twitter, plurk and most of places
>> http://plasticnews.wf| http://about.me/jeromyu
>> 
>> Tel (Mobile): +852 9279 1601
>> Lend us a simple edit, you're a Wikipedian!
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