Congratulations to everyone who's been involved with the London bid. Looking forward to seeing many of you in London next year!
On 1 May 2013 18:10, James Forrester <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Wikimedians, > > On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and > evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to > London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who > also put forward a solid effort. > > We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward > proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the > Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid > for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget > and lower-cost options for attendees. > > The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core > budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding > ways to reduce the cost for community attendees. > > We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep > aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit > of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited > resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting > out clearer guidelines on these principles. > > The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time > investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions > and hard work. > > Yours, > > James Forrester > Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury > For the Wikimania 2014 Jury > -- > James D. Forrester > [email protected] > [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal > capacity) > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > -- Katie Chan Volunteer Support Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0990 +44 (0) 7885 980 534 Wikimedia UK is a Charitable Company registered in England and Wales. Registered Company No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.
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