Thanks for bringing up the subject of financial accounting for major events. I would just like to note that our colleagues at Wikimedia Deutschland who hosted Wikimedia Conference 2015 published an accounting of that conference's finances just a few months after the conference (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Budget_and_finances). Perhaps other events could use a similar method for budgeting and accounting so that other reports are also produced in a timely manner.
Regards,
Pine
This is not my first email about this issue, but I really think it's really important. Wikimania is the highest expense for our movement. From the conference production cost, WMF scholarships, chapter scholarships and WMF and chapters delegations - amounts that is almost one million dollar, if not more.Wikimania 2012-2013 budgets were been published but still consider as "draft":If the conference organization leader can be please approve this numbers and remove the draft template - it will be great.WMCH, Affcom, WMAR and WMDE are welcome to complete their information regarding their delegations and scholarships given by them.For 2014 - we don't have any data. Not conference budget, not scholarships and not chapters numbers. Edward - your help will be welcome.I personally asked my ED to complete the information for WMIL, and I welcome others to do so as well.Ellie and the Wikimania committee - there is something we can do in order to take care for this pages to be update yearly?Thank you everyone!Regards,
Itzik EdriChairperson, Wikimedia Israel+972-(0)-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il
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