For 2016 bids, I was in fact thinking we should open bids right after Wikimania in London is over and have a decision by next Fall. Will propose this to the Steering Committee. I hope everyone is getting in touch with the hosts to give them input this week on their bids. The jury committee will be delving into its review in the coming weeks. Input from the community now to the individual bidders now will help them to refine things a bit more. Thanks, Ellie On Mar 24, 2014, at 1:54 PM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote:

You may wish to post this on meta to keep folks up to date.  Joe --  Joseph Fox Sent with Airmail On 24 March 2014 at 10:05:18 pm, Richard Symonds (richard.symonds(a)wikimedia.org.uk) wrote: +1. Ellie's suggestion makes a lot of sense. On 24 Mar 2014 21:02, "Ellie Young" <eyoung(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: For 2016 bids, I was in fact thinking we should open bids right after Wikimania in London is over and have a decision by next Fall.   Will propose this to the Steering Committee. I hope everyone is getting in touch with the hosts to give them input this week on their bids.   The jury committee will be delving into its review in the coming weeks.   Input from the community now to the individual bidders now will help them to refine things a bit more. Thanks, Ellie On Mar 24, 2014, at 1:54 PM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote: _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

Nathan, I can't see the two year timeline being problematic. As part of the current planning for 2014, I think having a longer timeline would've been helpful. Two years is quite a long time, but it allows for lower intensity of workload, and a longer period to build relationships with potential sponsors and content partners. S On 24 March 2014 21:37, Nathan <nawrich(a)gmail.com> wrote: -- *Stuart Prior* *Wikimania Liaison* *Wikimedia UK* +44 20 7065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

But fundamentally bidding to run a Wikimania is now a massive commitment. We discovered that one year is mostly too short for effective fundraising; large event pledges are usually made more than a year out. Sent from my iPhone On 25 Mar 2014, at 06:37, Nathan <nawrich(a)gmail.com> wrote:

In fact, we found that many hotels and venues do book out a year in advance, but we're lucky that Wikimania is run in August, which is traditionally the low season. *Edward Saperia* Creative Director Original Content London<http://www.originalcontentlondon.com> email &lt;ed(a)originalcontentlondon.com&gt; * facebook<http://www.facebook.com/edsaperia> * twitter <http://www.twitter.com/edsaperia> * 07796955572 133-135 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG On 25 March 2014 19:45, Nicholas Michael Bashour &lt;nicholasbashour(a)gmail.com&gt;wrote;wrote: