A quick peek suggests that these are the costs for Wikimedia Deutschland, not for the movement. It does not include the travel/accommodation/staff costs of all the chapters that funded themselves (or even where volunteers funded themselves). This should all be included to give a fair picture.
Best, Lodewijk On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 7:19 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for bringing up the subject of financial accounting for major > events. I would just like to note that our colleagues at Wikimedia > Deutschland who hosted Wikimedia Conference 2015 published an accounting of > that conference's finances just a few months after the conference ( > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Budget_and_finances). > Perhaps other events could use a similar method for budgeting and > accounting so that other reports are also produced in a timely manner. > > Regards, > Pine > On Aug 23, 2015 8:04 AM, "Itzik - Wikimedia Israel" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> This is not my first email about this issue, but I really think it's >> really important. Wikimania is the highest expense for our movement. From >> the conference production cost, WMF scholarships, chapter scholarships and >> WMF and chapters delegations - amounts that is almost one million dollar, >> if not more. >> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania >> >> >> Wikimania 2012-2013 budgets were been published but still consider as >> "draft": >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013/Budget >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2012/Budget >> >> If the conference organization leader can be please approve this numbers >> and remove the draft template - it will be great. >> >> WMCH, Affcom, WMAR and WMDE are welcome to complete their information >> regarding their delegations and scholarships given by them. >> >> For 2014 - we don't have any data. Not conference budget, not >> scholarships and not chapters numbers. Edward - your help will be welcome. >> I personally asked my ED to complete the information for WMIL, and I >> welcome others to do so as well. >> >> Ellie and the Wikimania committee - there is something we can do in order >> to take care for this pages to be update yearly? >> >> >> Thank you everyone! >> >> >> >> *Regards,Itzik Edri* >> Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel >> +972-(0)-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il >> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the >> sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment! >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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