Thank you all. As a main organizer of Taipei bidding team, I sincerely invite all Wikimedians to come to Taipei in 2007. <br>Viva Wikimania!<br><br>Titan Deng<br>Theodoranian|ªê¨à<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">2006/9/25, phoebe ayers <
<a href="mailto:phoebe.wiki@gmail.com">phoebe.wiki@gmail.com</a>>:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">The Wikimania jury has met and are pleased to announce that Wikimania
<br>2007 will be held in Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei had the winning<br>combination of a dedicated and experienced bidding team, a great venue<br>with centralized accomodation and community areas, and strong<br>sponsorship opportunities. Taipei also provides the opportunity to
<br>focus attention on the growing Asian language projects and the<br>international aspect of the Wikimedia Foundation, as well as learning<br>about other free knowledge efforts and projects in the region.<br><br>This was a very difficult decision. Every one of the shortlisted bids
<br>this year were outstanding. The Turin bid came in a close second; their<br>team made a great effort to procure two strong locations and extensive<br>government support, and gathered the Italian community together to<br>
develop an outstanding bid. Alexandria deserves recognition for<br>bringing the Egyptian and Arabic-language community into the spotlight,<br>and for finding a remarkable venue partner in the Library of Alexandria.<br>London also produced a very strong bid, with a great venue, focus on
<br>educational outreach, the diversity of London, and the strong Wikimedia<br>UK team.<br><br>Thank you to all of the bidders, including those who did not make<br>the shortlist, for your time and energy in developing these bids.
<br>We hope this year's city teams will find ways to build on the contacts<br>and sponsors developed in the bid process for a 2008 bid or for hosting<br>a regional event.<br><br>We strongly encourage all who bid this year, and those of you wondering
<br>whether your city could have done the same, to consider preparing city<br>bids for Wikimania in 2008 or 2009. Unofficial bids for 2008 should be<br>started now, as the decision on that city will be made this winter<br>
(more details on 2008's bid process coming soon; watch<br><a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2008/Bids">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2008/Bids</a><br>for updates).<br><br>Now the work for the winners will begin, as they develop plans for the
<br>conference next summer. We encourage the entire community to support<br>Taipei over the coming year in producing an outstanding conference.<br><br>With thanks,<br>The 2007 Wikimania bid jury<br>_______________________________________________
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