Hi Wikimania organisers, We're halfway through June - how is the progress with deciding on submissions?
As a prospective self-funded attendee, I also wonder if the organisers have advice on the following: - Estimated registration fees for in-person attendance - Accommodation - any bulk booking or discount codes for Wikimania attendees? --Deryck On Sun, 28 May 2023 at 12:11, Wikimania <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I’m writing with a general update from the Core Organizing Team > <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Organizers>. > > Following our meeting this month in Singapore, where we worked on event > strategy, planning and early on-the-ground preparations, we would like to > share a general timeline with you: > > - > > By now, all scholarship applicants should have received communications > regarding the status of their scholarship application. If you applied but > have not received a message, you can email > [email protected]. We encourage those who did not > receive a scholarship to register for and attend the virtual Wikimania. > There also may be some affiliates still offering scholarships, so check > with your local affiliate. > - > > Registration for Wikimania will open in June. We will be communicating > it broadly when registration opens so you won’t miss it! > - > > The Programming Subcommittee > <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program_Subcommittee> is > hard at work selecting sessions and building the program. Program > applicants will hear during the month of June about whether their session > has been selected. We will aim to communicate about this as close to > the start of the month as possible. However, there is a lot of work still > to be done, so please avoid reaching out to inquire about the status of > your application until the end of the month as we are dealing with a large > volume of inquiries at this time. > - > > Most of you have likely seen that the conference will be held at the Suntec > Convention Centre > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suntec_Singapore_Convention_and_Exhibition_Centre>. > Our opening ceremony will be at Suntec, and our closing party at Gardens > by the Bay <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardens_by_the_Bay>. We will > also be offering outings and activities around Singapore on the *15th* > (Tuesday) and *20th* *August* (Sunday) for those interested. More > information on that to come. > - > > We have updated the Wikimania Wiki > <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Wikimania>(wikimania.org) > to reflect these dates. > > For all inquiries and suggestions, kindly write to us at > [email protected]. > > > Kind regards, > > *Butch Bustria* > Event Lead > ESEAP <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Hub> Wikimania 2023 Core > Organizing Team > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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