Dear Harel and all other bidding city participants,
On behalf of the Jury I would like to apologize for our delay. There were really good bids this year which has required extra time for the jury to deliberate. All of the bids are solid and have many strength which has required the jury to diligent and review the bids extra closely before making a final decision. We are still working to finalize our decision and feedback for the teams. We hope to have the decision posted within the next week. We thank you all for your patience and for the exceptional bids you have created.
Regards, James T. Owen
James Owen Executive Assistant Wikimedia Foundation Office +1.415.839.6885 x 604 Mobile +1.415.509.5444 Fax +1.415.882.0495 Email- jowen@wikimedia.org Website- www.wikimediafoundation.org
On May 7, 2010, at 12:04 PM, Harel Cain wrote:
Hi all,
My name is Harel. I'm active on the Hebrew Wikipedia and was somewhat involved with the Haifa bid for WM 2011. Some of you may remember me from Wikimania 2007 or from running for the board of trustees back in 2008.
Anyways, I want to raise the question of the unreasonable delay of the Wikimania 2011 jury decision. The teams behind the bids for wm2011 worked hard to create detailed bids and to answer the Q&A pages and the IRC sessions thoroughly and promptly, in time for the original deadlines.
Not only is the decision now 10 days late compared to the original date published, but the meta page lists May 4 - three days ago - as the date of the decision's publication.
At the very least, could someone from the jury at least post a new estimated deadline on meta? Leaving it as it currently stands doesn't seem very professional and is inconsiderate towards the bid teams, who are understandably very impatient to know what's going on. Moreover, the winning bid team will likely want to attend wm2010 in Gdansk, and they should start planning their trip there ASAP.
Thank you all,
Harel
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