Hotel prices seem too expensive.   I went back and checked the bid:   http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2012/Bids/Washington,_D.C.   It specificaly mentioned cheaper options - and to be specific - hostels for 48$ per night.   Most wikipedians can not afford much more (we are talking about 6 nights so 1t $180 we reach almost $1,000 for accomodations, without meals, and including flghts it may reach $2,500 per attendee).   I do not know how it is in your country, but in my opinion, most attendees can not afford that without full scholarships.   Deror

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Op 19-4-2012 18:32, Samat schreef:

You are so impatient, Orsi :) Sage said:/very/ close.

This is not impatience. Organization is just very late. Last year the scholarships were announced end of March, four months in advance of Wikimania 2011. Now it's only 81 days left for Wikimania 2012. It's a bit like the hotels, "almost done" since the beginning of April.

Maarten