Would love to attend my first Wikimania in London ;) Congratulations London team :)
On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 12:07 AM, Ivan Martínez <[email protected]> wrote: > It will be a wonderful Wikimania in London! > Congratulations to the team. > > > 2013/5/1 Katie Chan <[email protected]> > >> 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. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > > > -- > *Atentamente: > > Iván Martínez > Presidente > Wikimedia México A.C. > wikimedia.mx > > Imagina un mundo en donde cada persona del planeta pueda tener acceso > libre a la suma total del conocimiento humano. > Eso es lo que estamos haciendo <http://es.wikipedia.org>. * > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > -- Thanks and regards, Karthik Nadar.
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