Hi Balázs, thanks for asking. I wanted to focus on the location committee first, and then send a call for input and volunteers for the programme committee within the next days.
Best, Nicole On 16 September 2013 21:31, Balázs Viczián <balazs.vicz...@wikimedia.hu> wrote: > 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 <nicole.eb...@wikimedia.de> > >> 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 >> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- 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 Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>