Hello all,

This is to formally announce that the official bidding for Wikimania 2009 is now open. All "unofficial" bids have been removed to another page as the official process is now begun.

Please see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/Official_requirements_for_bid ding_cities for the official requirements.

New bids may be placed at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/Bids

Thank you all!

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