On Aug 22, 2011 3:59 PM, "Gerard Meijssen" <gerard.meijssen@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hoi,
> Having Wikimania during Ramadan will prevent people from attending. The
> dates for Wikimania next year are also likely during Ramadan.
>
> One way of looking at the absence of the Muslim world is that in Alexandria
> there was a sizable group from Israel. In the end it is about taking the
> opportunity. The opportunity for most was there with the exception from for
> instance our Iranian friends who are expressly forbidden to come.
> Thanks,
> Gerard
>
> 2011/8/21 WereSpielChequers <werespielchequers@gmail.com>
>
>> I flew home on Friday. Unfortunately I had been unable to find anyone
>> capable of printing a Tshirt with "Do I look like the sort of person who
>> packs my own luggage?", or at least not on a Tshirt in my size (walrus). And
>> as promised I hadn't made a Wikimania CD.
>>
>> It took me 40 minutes to get through security, check in and passport
>> control, and unlike in Heathrow I didn't have to remove my shoes or belt, or
>> even discard my water. After I said that I had received a gift while I was
>> in Israel they were a little interested in my Wikimania bag, and I had to
>> dig it out of my backpack and let it be cursorily inspected. Maybe next year
>> we can make the bag from Hemp and include in it some sparklers or small
>> fireworks for the closing party with perhaps a blade or some scissors for
>> people wanting to customise their badges.
>>
>> As one of those who argued against holding Wikimania in Israel, I must say
>> that I was very impressed at how well the whole thing was done. I think
>> that the organisers did a brilliant job, I liked the food, and they even had
>> sufficient WiFi. The music at two of the parties was a bit loud for
>> socialising, but that's probably me showing my age. However I don't think
>> this was really a completely Global Wikimania. As some of us feared it would
>> be, this was a Wikimania that largely missed the Muslim world. I don't think
>> that this is the fault of the organisers, but clearly holding our annual
>> conference in Israel during Ramadan was not the best way to encourage people
>> from Islamic countries to attend. I hope that in future we can make sure
>> that Wikimania is more inclusive than that.
>>
>> WSC
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2011/8/18 Harel Cain <harel.cain@gmail.com>
>>
>>> I don't suggest taking the train from Jerusalem to the airport - it takes
>>> a very long time - the train to Jerusalem is very slow and is more of a
>>> tourist attraction than anything else.
>>>
>>> It's much, much easier to call a sherut taxi called Nesher which will pick
>>> you up from home/hotel and take you to the airport for NIS 58. No security
>>> process involved....
>>>
>>>
>>> Harel
>>>
>>> 2011/8/17 KIZU Naoko <aphaia@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> @ TLV T3 Departure floor
>>>>
>>>> In addition to the previous mails, I'd recommend who plans railway
>>>> trip to arrive your departure station enough earlier than your train,
>>>> specially if you are in Jerusalem or perhaps a place easy-to-reach
>>>> from the West Bank.
>>>>
>>>> Security check at Malha Jerusalem Station would be as serious as at
>>>> the airport. Though they keep being polite but the check on me took
>>>> over 10 minutes. I was asked by two officers respectively to show them
>>>> my passport, open every bag, what I bought in the Old City, and then
>>>> again explain what almost each item in the bags was, and which places
>>>> I had visited during my ongoing trip, specially in the West Bank,
>>>> which Arab countries I had visited both in this particular trip and in
>>>> the past and finally if I carried weapons. Finally they had me go
>>>> through with smiles and best wishes on trip, so generally there was no
>>>> problem at all, but if my schedule had been tight, it might have
>>>> caused problems.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo)
>>>> <nemowiki@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > Federico Leva (Nemo), 17/08/2011 08:59:
>>>> >>> PS: I didn't find them very good-looking either, like someone
>>>> claimed.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Uh? :-? By the way I agree, but looking at some of the lots of the
>>>> >> trainees the situation might improve in the future. :-p
>>>> >
>>>> > Oh, and I forgot to say that one of them was also even drawing (smilies
>>>> > etc.) together with a traveler on her to-be-embarked laptop box.
>>>> Perhaps
>>>> > she had enough books for her next layover.
>>>> >
>>>> > Nemo
>>>> >
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