<s>Dear Maniawikiites</s> <s>Dear Wikipaloosians</s> <s>To all Wikimedia Conferencers</s> Dear Wikimaniacs,
Please check out the draft Call for Participation : http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2006_Call_for_Participation Comment on it, and suggest where to send it, on its talk page : http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimania_2006_Call_for_Participation
For inspiration, you may enjoy watching the short video montage from Wikimania 2005, compiled by Rory O'Connor : http://rdr.to/I0
Now is also the time to suggest speakers and panels for Wikimania, from all parts of the world : http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2006/Program#Speakers
We will have a brief Program meeting, primarily to discuss the CfP and launch it on its way, this Sunday, at 23:59 UTC, in #wikimania. Please note any suggested changes or additions to the text before then on meta.
Cheers, SJ