Very exciting! Can't wait to see everyone in Cape Town. A big thank you to those who submitted considerations from Yerevan, Perth, and Bangkok!
On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 11:36 AM, Christophe Henner <chen...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Congratulations everyone :) > > > > > Le 10 janv. 2017 11:24 AM, "James Heilman" <jmh...@gmail.com> a écrit : > > A big congratulations to Douglas and looking forwards to coming to South > Africa in 2018 :-) > > James > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 12:08 PM, Ellie Young <eyo...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > All, > > > > On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee and the Wikimedia > Foundation, > > I am pleased to announce that we have decided to explore having > Wikimania > > 2018 located in Cape Town, South Africa. It would be hosted by a team > > <http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Wikimania_2018_team> led Douglas Scott > with > > support of the Wikimedia ZA chapter and the WMF. The proposal will be > > further vetted by the WMF staff in the coming months, after which time we > > hope to confirm the award. > > > > This past Fall there were a total of four teams > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018> that expressed interest > > in > > hosting in 2018. We would also like to thank the people from South > > Africa, Armenia, Thailand, and Perth for all their effort in putting > > together materials for our consideration and their time spent discussing > > the possibilities. As a volunteer-led movement, it is very encouraging > > to have so many who want to support Wikimania. > > > > Please join us in congratulating the South African team. If any of you > > would like to get involved or have questions/suggestions, please > > contact Douglas > > Scott douglas.i.sc...@gmail.com > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > Ellie Young > > > > WMF Events Manager > > > > On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee and Wikimedia Foundation > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > -- > James Heilman > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian > > The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine > www.opentextbookofmedicine.com > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik > i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wmfall mailing list > wmf...@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wmfall > > -- Katherine Maher Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 +1 (415) 712 4873 kma...@wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
