Hi, I'm putting together a panel discussion on recent developments re
BLPs on EN wiki.
http://wikimania2010.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/BLP_update_on_EN_Wiki_%…
and I'm looking for a deletionist panellist. Ideally someone who took
part in January's deletion spree, or who wanted the RFC to go further
than it did.
Any volunteers? If so please reply to
werespielchequers(a)googlemail.com, not the list.
WereSpielChequers
Hi all,
Has there been a decision on the conference fee this year? Also, are there
details on the cost of accommodation options? Some of us have budgets. ;-)
Cormac
On 4 May 2010 20:43, Casey Brown <lists(a)caseybrown.org> wrote:
> This should probably be sent to the general planning lists, since the
> program committee has no say in how much to charge people to register
> for the conference.
>
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> From: Agata Leśnicka <agata(a)wikimania2010.pl>
> Date: 2010/5/4
> Subject: [Wikimania-program] conference fee
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>
> What is the conference fee this year? Will any of our group be allowed
> to enter for free?
>
> Best wishes,
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Dear all,
(I am really happy to send a message on a completely new topic :) )
The Wikimania jury has selected Haifa, Israel as the location for
Wikimania 2011. The Haifa team presented a compelling, detailed bid[1]
that the Wikimania jurors were very impressed by. As usual, all of
the Wikimania bids had good points, and it was a very difficult
decision. Detailed feedback will be sent to all bids. Public
discussion of the bids and the Wikimania process is also welcome, and
we know the winning team will appreciate the community's support and
help in making a great Wikimania.
We also apologize for the lateness of this announcement. We invested a
lot of time in careful consideration of all points. I am happy to
answer questions about the process.
Congratulations to the Haifa team and many thanks to all of the
bidders for working so hard. I personally encourage all bidders to use
the energy that has been put into these bids by hosting smaller
regional events, and considering another bid for Wikimania in the
future.
Phoebe Ayers
James Forrester
Cary Bass
Jury moderators (non-voting)
On behalf of the Wikimania jury:
Mariano Cecowski
Austin Hair
Benjamin Mako Hill
Teemu Leinonen
Delphine Menard
James Owen
Joseph Seddon
Stu West
[1] Bid: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2011/Bids/Haifa
[2] jury, process & timeline: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2011
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On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Wikimania 2011 has come, yet again another location in the middle-east.
>
> It seems to me that every major populated geographic region has a
> multitude of sites which could create viable wikimania candidacies—
> and this has certainly been supported by the past applications.
>
> A leading application takes an enormous amount of work, expenditure of
> political energy, etc. on the part of the proposing team— work that
> could perhaps be applied to advancing the Wikimedia mission in other
> ways for candidacies which are ultimately fruitless.
>
> I believe that if you were to take the best candidate from each region
> and compare among them you'd find them all to be excellent options and
> ultimately end up choosing based little details and preferences, often
> ones mostly outside of the control of the applicants.
>
> Accordingly I believe it would be better if we pre-announced a
> preferred geography for the candidacies each year.
>
> Effort could then be conserved for producing really excellent
> proposals in those years when a candidacy is most likely to be
> successful. This could also be expected to result in better
> applications.
Ah, rotation, the bane of Wikimania planning... or perhaps the
challenge, the opportunity?
This seems like a good opportunity to propose an idea I have had for a
long time, and have discussed with many people, but have never
formally proposed.
I'm interested in seeing a community-based group being formed to work
on the on-going issues surrounding Wikimania. Such a group could (for
instance):
* work on documentation of past conferences and best practices, so
each new team does not have to work hard to get this information (as
is currently the case)
* set the timetables for choosing future locations and perhaps provide
optimal planning schedules (much as the election committee does, in
years when it exists)
* provide a centralized resource of knowledgeable people that all
interested parties (Foundation staff, conference planners, community
members, etc) could turn to with questions and ideas
* and last but not least.... actively hold and host [and perhaps come
to consensus on] discussions such as this (the rotation issue) which
has come up every single year in the public and private bid
discussions, to no resolve.
I imagine such a group would be separate from the year's actual
conference planners and the bid jury. This would rather be a group of
those interested and those with past wikimania experience -- perhaps
less formal than the current standing committees but more formal than
the current situation of "whoever happens to work on wikimania and
answer their mail." Imagine a really engaged wikiproject.
I have had this exchange more than once:
"Hey Phoebe, how do I contact the Wikimania group [with my idea for
the future/question/proposal]?"
"You do realize there's no such thing, right?"
And I would like to change that situation.
What do you all think? Anyone interested? Starting on meta seems like
a good idea: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania/community
-- Phoebe
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