would be nice to learn more about the "programme committee"; who are they, what are their duties, etc.
Cheers, Balázs 2013/9/16 Nicole Ebber <[email protected]> > Dear Wikimedia friends, > > following up on the emails Asaf and I sent a few weeks ago, I have now > drafted the bidding process to decide upon the location for next > year’s Wikimedia Conference. This event will not only host the annual > Chapters’/Affiliates’ conference, but also the WMF board, FDC and > AffCom meetings and is meant to take place in April 2014 (tbc). > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Future_of_the_Wikimedia_Conference#Bidding_process_for_hosting_the_next_Wikimedia_Conference > > == LOCATION COMMITTEE == > I would like to see a small location committee (3 representatives of > affiliates, 1 AffCom and 1 WMF) to decide about the hosting chapter. > Asaf and Bence already agreed upon joining the committee, and it would > be nice to see someone from WMIT there, as they have the freshest > experience. So if you have severe experience with conference > organisation, please consider joining the committee now! > > == WANNA HOST WMCON 2014? == > All chapters who are interested in organising the conference in 2014 > are invited to place a short bid on Meta. The bids should be made > until 30 September, a decision should be available before 15 October. > The winning organisation will be responsible for all the logistics, as > in: venue, catering, travel and visa arrangements, accommodation, > technical equipment, social events, communication with and support for > the participants, coordination with the programme committee and the > facilitators. > > I hope that if we can take the logistics and location for granted, > this will help us focus on the content and sustainability of the > event. I have written more about the programme part on Meta. > > Thanks to Asaf and Bence for giving their valuable input to the set-up > of this process. Since WMDE has kind of a traditional interest in > having a good conference, I am happy to take a leading role in > organising this process. Any help is highly appreciated! I am looking > forward to an exciting Wikimedia Conference 2014. \o/ > > Nicole > > > -- > Nicole Ebber > International Affairs > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. +49 30 219158 26-0 > > http://wikimedia.de > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg > unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das > Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
