Congratulations to both the Hong Kong and London teams for tantalizing bids. I second the call for there to be some sort of London event next year -- the energy that goes into a great bid should not go to waste. [and the # of people interested in attending such events around the world keeps growing...]
I hope that reps from both of the finalist bid teams will make it to Wikimania this year in DC.
SJ
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 8:15 PM, phoebe ayers phoebe.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 4:52 PM, James Forrester jdforrester@gmail.com wrote:
On behalf of the Wikimania 2013[0] selection Jury[1], I can announce that we have awarded the conference to Hong Kong. Congratulations to the bidding team, and to the London team who also did a particularly excellent job.
Congratulations to Hong Kong! And also congratulations to London, who had an excellent bid and team. I hope that London will still consider using all their bid preparation to host a great event in the coming year, and I am already looking forward to a fabulous Hong Kong Wikimania!
And, as always, thanks to all the bidders, participants, and jury members -- a lot of work goes into the Wikimania process, and it is greatly appreciated.
-- Phoebe
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