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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think we discussed this previously at some point,
and I still think that it sounds like a good idea. We just need a
mechanism for agreeing upon which bid is the best. The thing I'm concerned
about is that people will just decide that while the other bids are all good,
*theirs* is the best.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, I'm not opposed to a little healthy
competition. And any help is certainly welcome =).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Craig</FONT></DIV>
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<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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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dbwiki@gmail.com href="mailto:dbwiki@gmail.com">Daniel Bryant</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org
href="mailto:wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org">Wikimedia-au</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 17, 2008 2:10
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [personal] Re: [Wikimediaau-l]
Wikimania 2010?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Idea: Why don't we just start and, come some time later in the
year, we all try to gather consensus about the best looking Australian bid and
agree to throw all our support (and the Wikimedia Australia official backing)
behind that?<BR><BR>I am very interested in helping out the Brisbane team with
this, if they'd like my help.<BR><BR></rambling ideas><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Peter Halasz <<A
href="mailto:qubero@gmail.com">qubero@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>
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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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