On 22.08.2011 14:18, Itzik Edri wrote:
Without adding too much to what Harel wrote, (1) Wikimania 2009 was held also during Ramadan (don't know about 2010, hadn't been there). (2) Wikimania 2012 was the largest Wikimania until now (720 people) and probably most widely (56 countries). So you can say it haven't been global. And you need to remember - as the conference every year held in a different county, who need to bring volunteers and not foreign affairs minister or other people with diplomatic passport, it will never been 100% global (maybe on Switzerland).
I am afraid that not even then - Switzerland is part of Schengen now and has always been very restrictive.
It needs to protect its wealth, cheese and chocolade ;-)
/Manuel