Hi nicole, while I appreciate your dedication to this, I would suggest to fix the *topics* rather than the whole schedule. The exact day & time for each session is not important for planning the attendance, but postponing that does leave a bit more flexibility to align for example with the board availability and laying the focus on topics a bit more that are current. Also, this is much easier :) Lets focus 5 or 6 big topics which can have 2 or 3 sessions each. Lets define desired outcomes for those topics.
Just a thought, Lodewijk 2013/10/14 Nicole Ebber <[email protected]> > Thanks a lot! And not only thanks for the decision but also for all > the work the location committee has done in the decision making > process and for the learnings they provided. > > We are looking forward to welcoming the international Wikimedia crowd > in Berlin next spring. Our event team will now further negotiate with > the venues and take care of the logistics. > > Before chapters/affiliations can decide whom to send to Berlin, they > need to know which topics will be discussed. This means that we all > must fix the programme together before the end of the year. There is > an open call for a programme team on Meta, more support and input is > highly appreciated. > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2014/Programme_team > > All the best, > Nicole > > On 14 October 2013 09:46, Jon Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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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