Hi,
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Harel Cain harel.cain@gmail.com wrote:
As someone who attended Wikimania 2007, 2010 and is now spending countless hours together with other team members on preparing WM 2011, I wanted to raise a somewhat controversial idea, namely that in future years, Wikimania will be held once every two years (biannually) and not annually.
A lot of interesting things have been said in this thread already, and I'll admit I haven't read all the long responses. I just wanted to express my agreement with the belief that, as the Wikimedia movement grows worldwide, more and more "small" conferences and events will be organized all year long, or simultaneously for celebrations like the Wikipedia anniversary.
I think Wikimedia local groups will gain in experience with events smaller than Wikimania, and will then be able to provide strong Wikimania bids & conferences. Besides, Wikimania doesn't have to grow much larger than it is now, if Wikimedians have regional conferences and events they can attend.
In a word, as we grow, I think it'll become easier for the global Wikimedia community to organize both small and large events, Wikimania included.