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! >> >> _______________________________________________ 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
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