May I offer my congratulations to Esino Lario on winning the bid. I
personally backed Manilla for various reasons, but it was a fair
contest, and I look forward to going to Italy in 2016.
I have noted though that there was some confusion caused by it becoming
public knowledge via Twitter that Esino Lario had won, despite there
having been no official announcement. I think in future years the
decision should be formally announced and pages updated before tweets
etc. are made.
Kind regards,
Christopher
On 20/01/2015 23:24, Ellie Young wrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
On the recommendation of the Wikimania 2016 selection Jury Committee, we have accepted
the proposal from the Esino Lario Italy team. The Wikimania Esino Lario team is
composed mainly of volunteers. It is promoted by Wikimedia Italia and Wikimedia CH in
partnership with Esino Lario city council, Ecomuseo delle Grigne, Pro Loco Esino Lario,
Parco Regionale della Grigna Settentionale and the Esino Lario local associations and
community. nThe proposal will be further vetted by the WMF staff in the coming months,
after which time we hope to confirm the award. Please join us in congratulating
Wikimania Esino Lario!
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids/Esino_Lario
We would also like to thank the team from Manila, Philippines for their efforts in
putting together excellent proposal. As a volunteer-led movement, it is hugely
encouraging to have so many who want to support Wikimania. The bidding process requires a
substantial time investment, and we are most grateful for every team’s hard work.
For those of you who are considering hosting in future years, we expect to issue the
Request for Proposals for 2017 in September.
Sincerely,
Ellie Young, WMF Conference Coordinator
On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee