Of course. Please nobody feel pressured or obligated to go. This is something I've been considering for years and I'm only doing it in the same trip as Wikimania for budgetary reasons. I plan to go regardless of whether any other Wikimedians are going at the same time but thought I'd ask in case others here had similar thoughts and would prefer to travel with company. 

Harry

On Tue, 21 May 2024, 13:19 Gnangarra, <gnangarra@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Everyone

I know you are all adults and free to decide on what you do, but I would like to reiterate what I said when this first came to the fore; 

this is one place where it would be better to make your
own arrangements as you[Harry] said it has a terrible history. This is one
place that's best left to the individual,  I'm not even sure I would
want to share experiencing that place with other people I dont know.
On a personal level. I'd hate to have to deal with a person who took
the tour not knowing the horrors of the place

Wikimania is about having fun, learning new things, and sharing your experiences.    

Do not take the decision to go lightly, this is not some adventure into history through the eyes of a curated museum. This is walking into a frozen point of time where the worst depths of humanity you can ever imagine prevailed. 

I know everyone here enjoys reading, please take some time to read about the experiences of others who have taken this journey, this is no happy place, no place for a bit of fun.  You are not being invited to hear a story of the past, you are visiting a solem site that remains as and where it was built to remind all who visit to bear witness to the horrors of man.

If you chose to do so, do it afterwards, after you have enjoyed Wikimania, written your reports and filled in the surveys, because the COT & CEE don't deserve that place to be colouring your thoughts about Wikimania.

On Mon, 20 May 2024 at 22:19, Vanj Padilla <vanjdpadilla@gmail.com> wrote:
Is there already a tentative date for this? I would like to go too if it is within my stay :-) 

On Mon, 20 May 2024, 5:34 pm Laliv Gal, <laliv.gal@gmail.com> wrote:
Me 2
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On Mon, May 20, 2024, 06:33 Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight <rosiestep.wiki@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm interested. Thanks. -Rosie


On Sun, May 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM Samuel Klein <meta.sj@gmail.com> wrote:
Please count me interested. It is a short drive, perhaps we could arrange a van or large car. Perhaps someone who knows the director could start a thread w/ them and inquire about doing something a day post-mania?

🌍🌏🌎🌑

On Thu, Dec 14, 2023, 2:22 PM Harry Mitchell <hjmwiki@gmail.com> wrote:
That's absolutely fair enough. Thank you for your answer. I wasn't looking for one answer or another; it's something I wanted to do and didn't want to pre-empt anything if plans were being made.

If anyone is interested in going with a group of Wikimedians, please feel free to get in touch with me. If there are a few of us we could coordinate plans. 

Harry

On Thu, 14 Dec 2023, 13:13 Wikipedysta Nadzik, <pl.wikipedia.nadzik@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

For both logistical and cost reasons, the Core Organizing Team has decided to focus on side events inside the city of Katowice. We do not plan to organize any activities outside of the city. However, attendees are always free to self-organize tours and excursions based on their interests.

We expect to coordinate and announce our side events in the months leading up to Wikimania, so keep your eye out for that on the Wikimania-wiki!

Best,

Maciej on behalf of the Wikimania 2024 COT

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pt., 8 gru 2023 o 22:56 Harry Mitchell <hjmwiki@gmail.com> napisał(a):
Hi all, 

I'm sure the organisers have a lot on their plate right now so I don't want to add any unnecessary pressure, I was just wondering if any thought had been given to an organised excursion of Wikimedians to Auschwitz during Wikimania as Krakow seems reasonably close?

I know this is a sensitive topic and likely to be deeply distressing but I'm sure many of us would find it worthwhile.

Best,
Harry
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