Perhaps next year in sunny Goa? Dates?
On 13 October 2013 12:05, Steven Zhang <[email protected]> wrote: > Bulk of the chapters are in Europe, so it's generally seen as cheaper for > most chapters, and more convenient for them. I agree with your sentiment. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 13 Oct 2013, at 7:06 pm, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > As one of the team for the India bid, I must say I'm a bit disappointed > in > > this decision. It seems like this event will never leave Europe. > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Sarah Stierch <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> Congratulations - Berlin is one amazing city. Some great bids were > placed, > >> too. > >> > >> Looking forward to it! > >> > >> -Sarah > >> > >> > >>> On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Ivan Martínez <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Thanks to all the team involved in the bidding and decision. We will > >> have a > >>> very nice conference in Berlin. > >>> > >>> Regards. > >>> El oct 12, 2013 8:31 a.m., "Bence Damokos" <[email protected]> > >> escribió: > >>> > >>>> Dear all, > >>>> > >>>> Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we > >>>> announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the > >> location > >>>> for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference. > >>>> > >>>> We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and > Sweden. > >>> In > >>>> selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the > >>>> experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for > >>>> attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities and > >>> room > >>>> configuration of the proposed venues. > >>>> > >>>> Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having the > >>>> conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the > >> compact > >>>> solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or > >>> staying > >>>> at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides – > >> by a > >>>> small margin – the best combination of price, distance and experience > >>> this > >>>> year. > >>>> > >>>> We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their time > >> and > >>>> effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year, they > >>> can > >>>> make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that will > >>>> further the Wikimedia mission. > >>>> > >>>> In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for > >>> placing > >>>> their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting > >>>> experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia organisations > >>> keep > >>>> the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a number > >> of > >>>> potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the bidders > >>> and > >>>> other interested parties to provide their own feedback. > >>>> > >>>> Best regards, > >>>> > >>>> Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar > >>>> Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli > >>>> Wikimedia Conference 2014 Location Committee > >>>> > >>>> [1] > >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2014/Bids/Learnings > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> -- > >> *Sarah Stierch* > >> *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* > >> *www.sarahstierch.com* > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > -- > > Srikanth Ramakrishnan > > Treasurer, > > Wikimedia Chapter [India] > > > > Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter today< > http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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> > -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. 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