Thanks for the clarification, Florence. If I may ask another: the 'interest' expressed, does that refer to interest expressed by South-African Wikimedians, or by the Committee?

Best,

Lodewijk

2016-07-08 21:38 GMT+02:00 Florence Devouard <fdevouard@gmail.com>:

Le 08/07/16 à 16:01, Chris Keating a écrit :

Hoi,

I was interested to read the minutes of the most recent Wikimania
Committee meeting, which decided that Wikimania will be held annually
from now on, and that it will be in sub-Saharan Africa (effectively
meaning South Africa) in 2018.

Pointing out that the minutes do not say that it will be in sub-Saharan Africa. It says

"The CfP should identify the priority given for that year to Sub-Saharan Africa, noting that there is expressed interest in hosting in the Republic of South Africa. "

The difference is subtle, but there is a difference.
The committee actually drafted an official announcement, which was supposed to be published quickly after the committee minutes.
But we have been asked to refrain from publishing our announcement until after the WMF has been consulted on the matter.

I am happy to disclose the sentence currently drafted for our (not yet published) announcement, which is

"Considering this, the Committee has a mild preference for Sub-Saharan Africa for 2018, but is of course willing to look at proposals for hosting Wikimania 2018 in other locations. "


Florence

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee/Minutes/2016-06-26

Interestingly, I couldn't see any sign of the Committee's decision being
informed by the WMF's consultation on the future of Wikimania, or anyone
from the WMF's community engagement department being present.

I have to say I'm a bit confused, not least about who actually makes the
decision about how frequently Wikimania happens. Is anyone able to shed
any more light on this?

Thanks,

Chris


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