New subject: Wikimania 2016 - Jury Announcement and Start of Bidding

29 Sep 2014

Hi there,

I want to follow Stuart's example and briefly introduce myself as a 
member of this year's jury:

My name is Claudia Garád, I am the Executive Director of Wikimedia 
Austria (WMAT) and attended the Wikimanias in Hong Kong and London in 
this context. However, I will volunteer for this commitee in my personal 
capacity (not WMAT representative) and free time.

Before I started working for the movement, I was Head of Marketing and 
Communications of a major science institute in Germany. Event- and 
project-management was a substantial part of my tasks and team and we 
organized national and international conferences on a regular basis.

I applied for the jury because I think Wikimania is a great and and 
important event for our movement - but I am also aware of the scepticism 
of parts of the broader movement in general and our Austrian community 
in particular regarding the development and future of Wikimania. By 
offering the experience and expertise I gathered inside and outside of 
the movement, I hope I can contribute my share to a Wikimania 2016 that 
will be beneficial for all our various stakeholders.

Best

Claudia

Am 29.09.2014 13:40, schrieb wikimania-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org:
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>     1. Re: Wikimania 2016 - Jury Announcement and Start of Bidding
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> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:01:52 +0100
> From: Joseph Fox &lt;josephfoxwiki(a)gmail.com&gt;
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> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2016 - Jury Announcement and
> 	Start of Bidding
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> It looks like at least two are London organisers, and two are Mexico organisers
(correct me if I’m wrong on that one). One is (of course) Ellie, Daniel is an Australian
Wikipedian of more than eight years, and a cursory Google reveals Finne Boonen is a Dutch
attendee of three previous Wikimanias and open-source advocate.
>
> It all comes down to who applies and what the Committee are looking for in a jury.
>
> Joe
>
> On 29 September 2014 at 11:21:51 am, Muzammil Wikipedian
(muzammil.wikipedian(a)asia.com) wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Like Itzik I too would like to know how the jury was selected. Also, it will be great
if someone could shed light on the profiles of the members.
>
> Regards,
>
> Muzammil (User:Hindustanilanguage)
>
>
>
> At 29 Sep 2014 08:17:50 +0000 (UTC) from Itzik - Wikimedia Israel
&lt;itzik(a)wikimedia.org.il&gt;il>:
>
> Hey Manuel,
> Can you elaborate more on how the current jury was elected and by who?
> Correct me, but beside Richard Sydmonds - all the members of this year jury are new?
there is not continuity in the jury?
> Itzik
>
> Regards,
> Itzik Edri
> Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel
> +972-(0)-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il
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knowledge. That's our commitment!
>
> On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Manuel Schneider
&lt;manuel.schneider(a)wikimedia.ch&gt; wrote:
> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> Wikimania is the global, annual conference of the Wikimedia movement,
> organised by the Wikimedia community. Organizing team and location are
> chosen by a jury in a public bidding process.
>
> Due to the growing requirements and complexity for this growing
> conference the Wikimania Committee decided to revise the bidding
> timeline to give more time to prepare the conference.
>
> Here it is:
> * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bid_selection_timeline
>
> == Jury ==
> The Wikimania Committee is pleased to announce the jury for Wikimania 2016:
>
> Richard Symonds
> Stuart Prior
> Claudia Garad
> Esteban Zarate
> Daniel Bryant
> Finne Boonen
> Ellie Young
>
> == Accepting Bids ==
> We invite anyone in our community to  submit a proposal for Wikimania
> 2016 on Meta Wiki:
> * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids
>
> Please consult the timeline and Judging Criteria that are posted at:
> * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids
>
> The deadline for bids is November 15, 23:59 UTC. You should setup a
> bidding page and contact Ellie Young, WMF Conference Coordinator before
> the deadline. She will help you prepare your bid. All bids which have
> been confirmed until November 15 will be considered by the jury, others
> will be dismissed.
>
> Subsequently there will be a two week period where the community can
> comment and offer feedback on the proposal.
>
> In December your team must be available for conference calls with the
> jury, after deliberations the host for Wikimania 2016 will be announced
> by the end of 2014.
>
> On behalf of the Wikimania Committee with regards,
>
>
> Manuel
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