Congratulations to the London team for being selected to host Wikimania 2014,looking forward to attend the event.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Selection of winning bid for Wikimania > 2014: London ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 14:15:35 -0430 > From: Fhaidel Dominguez <[email protected]> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <[email protected]> > Cc: WMUK Office mailing list <[email protected]>, WMUK > Conference Committee <[email protected]>, > Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]>, > Wikimediauk-l <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimedia-l] Selection of winning bid for > Wikimania 2014: London > Message-ID: > < > cagfn0fn8ty3ddy+_+r2hl9w8n37lk83z1gzovf507j1pbsg...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hosting a Wikimania must not be an easy challange for any chapter. Dealing > with a limited budget for such a global event is quite hard. So, we wish > the best for London in the organization for 2014 and we also thank to > Tanzania for trying to take the movement core to Arusha. > > In the same way, we wish the best success to HK this year. > > On behalf of WMVE, be great!! > > Regards, > > Fhaidel Dominguez > Spokesperson > Wikimedia Venezuela > www.wikimedia.org.ve > @wikimedia_ve > El 01/05/2013 13:50, "Katie Chan" <[email protected]> escribió: > > > 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 > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20130501/62c169a0/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 18:42:52 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: "=?utf-8?Q?Wikimania_general_list_(open_subscription)?=" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimedia-l] Selection of winning bid for > Wikimania 2014: London > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Congratulations to the London Team. Really look Forward to it. > > > Let’s start an editathon next year and improve the London articles on all > Wikivoyage language versions. > > > Cheers > > Fussi > > > > > Von: Karthik Nadar > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 1. Mai 2013 20:39 > An: Wikimania general list (open subscription) > > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > > > > -- > > Thanks and regards, > > Karthik Nadar. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20130501/2d37eb71/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > End of Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 86, Issue 2 > ****************************************** > -- *Oarabile Joseph Mudongo* *Cellphone: **+26774899486 / +26774131307\* *[email protected]* *[email protected]* *Wikipedia Volunteer/Editor @ Wikimedia Foundation* **
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