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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to point out that the costs for Sydney
and Melbourne on Qantas are so low right now only because they have a special
promotion on. To quote from their website:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Seats are on sale until midnight Sunday 8 June
2008 (AEST) unless sold out before. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>These
one way specials are valid for travel only on Sunday 8 June 2008.
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hurry, seats are limited".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I punch in a request for a flight today,
Brisbane comes up as $374, and Sydney as $391. Flights on Virgin
appear comparable. I would imagine that come 2010, prices will still be
comparable. You might also get lucky and get a discount on a flight to
Brisbane!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Craig F.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>-------------------<BR>Craig Franklin<BR>PO Box 1093<BR>Toombul, Q,
4012<BR>Australia<BR><A href="http://www.halo-17.net">http://www.halo-17.net</A>
- Australia's Favourite Source of Indie Music, Art, and Culture.</DIV>
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<A title=gnangarra@gmail.com href="mailto:gnangarra@gmail.com">Gnangarra</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 17, 2008 2:44
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [personal] Re: [Wikimediaau-l]
Wikimania 2010?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>From a West Australian POV the cost of attending a Brisbane
Wikimania is about the same as attending an event in SE Asia.
<BR><BR>basic <A
href="http://www.qantas.com.au/deals/do/dyn/specials/displayRedEDeals?departureAirportCode=PER">flight
cost</A> today Per to .... return plus accom<BR>Brisbane
$710<BR>Syd
$450<BR>Mel $320
<BR>Adl
$400<BR><BR>Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Jakarta, Bali all have 7 day inc
accom between 800-1200, even less for a 4 day trip.<BR><BR>The same issues
apply to Perth in reverse, also a greater proportion of WM-au people are in
Syd, Mel <BR><BR>All major cities and most regioanl centres have the
facilities for a Wikimania type event not just Brisbane the only difference is
that Brisbane people had already made official contact in relation
2009.<BR><BR>Under the circumstances I wouldnt be supportive a Brisbane
bid..<BR><BR>Gn.<BR> <BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>2008/5/17 Peter Halasz <<A
href="mailto:qubero@gmail.com">qubero@gmail.com</A>>:<BR>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Unless
there's some particular opposition, or current attempt at a bid by another
Australian city, I support the Brisbane bid. <BR><BR>If the judges don't
know where it is, they can look it up on Wikipedia.<BR><BR>Peter H.
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Craig Franklin
<<A href="mailto:craig@halo-17.net"
target=_blank>craig@halo-17.net</A>> wrote:<BR>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">I'm
not sure, but I'll send a few exploratory emails and see if there's
much<BR>interest.<BR><BR>As many of our big sponsors are located in SE
Queensland (ie: Brisbane City<BR>Council, University of Queensland), I
suspect they will not be all that<BR>interested in sponsoring and
supporting an event outside of Brisbane or SE<BR>Queensland (we may be
able to get away with Gold Coast, which is a large<BR>city in its own
right, and within easy driving range of Brisbane itself, but<BR>it's not
all that accessible from Europe/North America, despite having its<BR>own
International Airport).<BR><BR>Basically, what I was getting at, is that
if we really want to have a decent<BR>chance of success, we need to begin
doing this *now*, rather than waiting<BR>until a month before the
deadline.<BR><BR>With regard to the "Brisbane, where's that?" comment, I
imagine that the Bid<BR>Evaluation team will be aware enough of the
location of the city,<BR>particularly from us having bid before, that this
will not be a problem.<BR>Brisbane has pretty much all of the advantages
of Sydney and Melbourne<BR>(accessible, cosmopolitan), along with its own
distinct advantages (good<BR>climate, proximity to tourist attractions,
low costs). Also, in all my<BR>years interacting with foreigners
both on and offline, nobody has had any<BR>trouble with recognising
Brisbane as a city in Australia. I don't think<BR>that geographic
obscurity is going to be that much of a problem, and it may<BR>even be an
advantage, with Brisbane being seen as a more "exotic" location<BR>than
Sydney or the usual "world city" suspects.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Craig
F.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>-------------------<BR><FONT color=#888888>Craig
Franklin<BR>PO Box 1093<BR>Toombul, Q, 4012<BR>Australia<BR><A
href="http://www.halo-17.net" target=_blank>http://www.halo-17.net</A> -
Australia's Favourite Source of Indie Music, Art,<BR>and
Culture.<BR></FONT>
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<DIV><BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Angela" <<A
href="mailto:beesley@gmail.com"
target=_blank>beesley@gmail.com</A>><BR>To: "Wikimedia-au" <<A
href="mailto:wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org"
target=_blank>wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org</A>><BR>Sent: Saturday,
May 17, 2008 10:48 AM<BR>Subject: [personal] Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Wikimania
2010?<BR><BR><BR>> On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 9:53 AM, Craig Franklin
<<A href="mailto:craig@halo-17.net"
target=_blank>craig@halo-17.net</A>> wrote:<BR>>> I've just been
contacted by one of our sponsors for Brisbane's Wikimania<BR>>> 2009
bid, wondering if and when we're thinking of beginning a bid.<BR>>>
Obviously, it would be good if we could wait until Incorporation
is<BR>>> finalised and we have a fully functional board, but I
strongly feel that<BR>>> if<BR>>> we want to have a good
chance, we should start now.<BR>><BR>> Do you think they would also
be happy to sponsor a small event? It<BR>> would be useful to have a
WMAU conference before holding something<BR>> bigger like
Wikimania.<BR>><BR>> Angela<BR>><BR>>
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