I also would like to know the answer to Itzik question:
" Can you elaborate more on how the current jury was elected and by who?"
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2014-09-29 5:17 GMT-03:00 Itzik - Wikimedia Israel <itzik(a)wikimedia.org.il>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
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> On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Manuel Schneider <
> manuel.schneider(a)wikimedia.ch> 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
> > --
> > Manuel Schneider - Chief Information Officer
> > Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens
> > Lausanne, +41 (21) 340 66 22 -
www.wikimedia.ch
>
> >
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