All,
We are pleased to announce that Buenos Aires has been selected as the location for Wikimania 2009.
The jury was particularly excited by a few parts of the Buenos Aires bid: * A strong, organized team, with division of labor already underway and support from Wikimedia Argentina. Many people contributed to the bid, with obvious enthusiasm for organizing the conference and quick responses to inquiries. * A detailed budget proposal and planning schedule. Many major expenses are being covered by the provider. The total budget is similar to Wikimania 2007's, including a larger travel scholarship fund, and they have provided detailed charts ahead of time. * A significant number of sponsors already lined up, with some already confirmed. They hope to cover half the accommodation and $60k in travel scholarships, which will help to ease travel costs for participants from far away. * A solid venue : as with Toronto, this was situated within a well-maintained cultural center in a major international city, near an airline hub; culturally open, and an international melting pot. * Relaxed visa rules, and easy entry from South American countries. * Good Spanish-language media contacts, with the promise of outreach to and the opportunity to work with the Spanish-language Wikimedia communities.
Toronto, the runner up, also provided a great bid. The jury was especially excited by: * Strong English-language press in the area, and media experience among the bid team * A very accessible venue, especially for US/European attendees. * An excellent venue : a university campus, with dorms directly at the venue. As with Buenos Aires, it was situated within a well-maintained cultural center in a major international city, near an airline hub; culturally open, and an international melting pot. * Extensive budget accommodation in the dorms; with many options for casual social space. * A dedicated bid team, with the hope of Wikimedia Canada being formed in time to help coordinate.
However, the jury felt that Buenos Aires' bid showed stronger organization overall. Additionally, much of the information in the Toronto bid was carried over from previous bids, and it was unclear how much of a commitment for the University of Toronto facilities there was specifically for 2009.
Brisbane and Karlsruhe also provided good bids. Brisbane in particular had an enthusiastic bid team and a strong proposal, with particularly good local sponsorship opportunities; though this was offset by the high travel costs for out-of-country attendees. The jury felt both bids needed more detail (including specifics about accommodation options, and more detailed budget information) to be compelling.
As in previous years, the relative accessibility of locations was extensively discussed. The jury believes that it's important for Wikimania to be accessible to as wide an audience as possible, particularly to members of the Wikimedia community; the relatively high cost of travel to South America from Europe and North America was one of the most significant drawbacks we identified in the Buenos Aires bid—especially coming on the heels of Taipei and Alexandria. Having said that, the jury believes that the Buenos Aires bid overcame this drawback with its numerous advantages, among those the opportunity to hold the conference in a Spanish-speaking locale, on a new continent. We hope to receive strong bids from easily accessible locations for 2010.
Congratulations to the Buenos Aires team! Wikimania 2009 promises to be an exciting and successful conference.
-- Phoebe Ayers, Cary Bass, James Forrester (non-voting jury moderators), on behalf of the Wikimania 2009 Jury http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/Jury
On 28/03/2008, phoebe ayers phoebe.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
All,
We are pleased to announce that Buenos Aires has been selected as the location for Wikimania 2009.
The jury was particularly excited by a few parts of the Buenos Aires bid:
- A strong, organized team, with division of labor already underway
and support from Wikimedia Argentina. Many people contributed to the bid, with obvious enthusiasm for organizing the conference and quick responses to inquiries.
- A detailed budget proposal and planning schedule. Many major
expenses are being covered by the provider. The total budget is similar to Wikimania 2007's, including a larger travel scholarship fund, and they have provided detailed charts ahead of time.
- A significant number of sponsors already lined up, with some already
confirmed. They hope to cover half the accommodation and $60k in travel scholarships, which will help to ease travel costs for participants from far away.
- A solid venue : as with Toronto, this was situated within a
well-maintained cultural center in a major international city, near an airline hub; culturally open, and an international melting pot.
- Relaxed visa rules, and easy entry from South American countries.
- Good Spanish-language media contacts, with the promise of outreach
to and the opportunity to work with the Spanish-language Wikimedia communities.
Toronto, the runner up, also provided a great bid. The jury was especially excited by:
- Strong English-language press in the area, and media experience
among the bid team
- A very accessible venue, especially for US/European attendees.
- An excellent venue : a university campus, with dorms directly at the
venue. As with Buenos Aires, it was situated within a well-maintained cultural center in a major international city, near an airline hub; culturally open, and an international melting pot.
- Extensive budget accommodation in the dorms; with many options for
casual social space.
- A dedicated bid team, with the hope of Wikimedia Canada being formed
in time to help coordinate.
However, the jury felt that Buenos Aires' bid showed stronger organization overall. Additionally, much of the information in the Toronto bid was carried over from previous bids, and it was unclear how much of a commitment for the University of Toronto facilities there was specifically for 2009.
Brisbane and Karlsruhe also provided good bids. Brisbane in particular had an enthusiastic bid team and a strong proposal, with particularly good local sponsorship opportunities; though this was offset by the high travel costs for out-of-country attendees. The jury felt both bids needed more detail (including specifics about accommodation options, and more detailed budget information) to be compelling.
As in previous years, the relative accessibility of locations was extensively discussed. The jury believes that it's important for Wikimania to be accessible to as wide an audience as possible, particularly to members of the Wikimedia community; the relatively high cost of travel to South America from Europe and North America was one of the most significant drawbacks we identified in the Buenos Aires bid—especially coming on the heels of Taipei and Alexandria. Having said that, the jury believes that the Buenos Aires bid overcame this drawback with its numerous advantages, among those the opportunity to hold the conference in a Spanish-speaking locale, on a new continent. We hope to receive strong bids from easily accessible locations for 2010.
Congratulations to the Buenos Aires team! Wikimania 2009 promises to be an exciting and successful conference.
-- Phoebe Ayers, Cary Bass, James Forrester (non-voting jury moderators), on behalf of the Wikimania 2009 Jury http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/Jury
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Congrats to Buenos Aires! And thanks to all the other teams for their hard work.
congrats Buenos Aires!! thanks to jury for the hard work and decision (finally :-p).
just a minor point, but please read the subject "Announcement: Wikimania 2008" as 200*9* :-p
many thanks
mark
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 3:44 PM, phoebe ayers phoebe.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
All,
We are pleased to announce that Buenos Aires has been selected as the location for Wikimania 2009.
The jury was particularly excited by a few parts of the Buenos Aires bid:
- A strong, organized team, with division of labor already underway
and support from Wikimedia Argentina. Many people contributed to the bid, with obvious enthusiasm for organizing the conference and quick responses to inquiries.
- A detailed budget proposal and planning schedule. Many major
expenses are being covered by the provider. The total budget is similar to Wikimania 2007's, including a larger travel scholarship fund, and they have provided detailed charts ahead of time.
- A significant number of sponsors already lined up, with some already
confirmed. They hope to cover half the accommodation and $60k in travel scholarships, which will help to ease travel costs for participants from far away.
- A solid venue : as with Toronto, this was situated within a
well-maintained cultural center in a major international city, near an airline hub; culturally open, and an international melting pot.
- Relaxed visa rules, and easy entry from South American countries.
- Good Spanish-language media contacts, with the promise of outreach
to and the opportunity to work with the Spanish-language Wikimedia communities.
Toronto, the runner up, also provided a great bid. The jury was especially excited by:
- Strong English-language press in the area, and media experience
among the bid team
- A very accessible venue, especially for US/European attendees.
- An excellent venue : a university campus, with dorms directly at the
venue. As with Buenos Aires, it was situated within a well-maintained cultural center in a major international city, near an airline hub; culturally open, and an international melting pot.
- Extensive budget accommodation in the dorms; with many options for
casual social space.
- A dedicated bid team, with the hope of Wikimedia Canada being formed
in time to help coordinate.
However, the jury felt that Buenos Aires' bid showed stronger organization overall. Additionally, much of the information in the Toronto bid was carried over from previous bids, and it was unclear how much of a commitment for the University of Toronto facilities there was specifically for 2009.
Brisbane and Karlsruhe also provided good bids. Brisbane in particular had an enthusiastic bid team and a strong proposal, with particularly good local sponsorship opportunities; though this was offset by the high travel costs for out-of-country attendees. The jury felt both bids needed more detail (including specifics about accommodation options, and more detailed budget information) to be compelling.
As in previous years, the relative accessibility of locations was extensively discussed. The jury believes that it's important for Wikimania to be accessible to as wide an audience as possible, particularly to members of the Wikimedia community; the relatively high cost of travel to South America from Europe and North America was one of the most significant drawbacks we identified in the Buenos Aires bid—especially coming on the heels of Taipei and Alexandria. Having said that, the jury believes that the Buenos Aires bid overcame this drawback with its numerous advantages, among those the opportunity to hold the conference in a Spanish-speaking locale, on a new continent. We hope to receive strong bids from easily accessible locations for 2010.
Congratulations to the Buenos Aires team! Wikimania 2009 promises to be an exciting and successful conference.
-- Phoebe Ayers, Cary Bass, James Forrester (non-voting jury moderators), on behalf of the Wikimania 2009 Jury http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/Jury
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Oooh, congrats BA! I know this will be a great Wikimania. :-)
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 11:44 AM, phoebe ayers phoebe.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
All,
We are pleased to announce that Buenos Aires has been selected as the location for Wikimania 2009.
The jury was particularly excited by a few parts of the Buenos Aires bid:
- A strong, organized team, with division of labor already underway
and support from Wikimedia Argentina. Many people contributed to the bid, with obvious enthusiasm for organizing the conference and quick responses to inquiries.
- A detailed budget proposal and planning schedule. Many major
expenses are being covered by the provider. The total budget is similar to Wikimania 2007's, including a larger travel scholarship fund, and they have provided detailed charts ahead of time.
- A significant number of sponsors already lined up, with some already
confirmed. They hope to cover half the accommodation and $60k in travel scholarships, which will help to ease travel costs for participants from far away.
- A solid venue : as with Toronto, this was situated within a
well-maintained cultural center in a major international city, near an airline hub; culturally open, and an international melting pot.
- Relaxed visa rules, and easy entry from South American countries.
- Good Spanish-language media contacts, with the promise of outreach
to and the opportunity to work with the Spanish-language Wikimedia communities.
Toronto, the runner up, also provided a great bid. The jury was especially excited by:
- Strong English-language press in the area, and media experience
among the bid team
- A very accessible venue, especially for US/European attendees.
- An excellent venue : a university campus, with dorms directly at the
venue. As with Buenos Aires, it was situated within a well-maintained cultural center in a major international city, near an airline hub; culturally open, and an international melting pot.
- Extensive budget accommodation in the dorms; with many options for
casual social space.
- A dedicated bid team, with the hope of Wikimedia Canada being formed
in time to help coordinate.
However, the jury felt that Buenos Aires' bid showed stronger organization overall. Additionally, much of the information in the Toronto bid was carried over from previous bids, and it was unclear how much of a commitment for the University of Toronto facilities there was specifically for 2009.
Brisbane and Karlsruhe also provided good bids. Brisbane in particular had an enthusiastic bid team and a strong proposal, with particularly good local sponsorship opportunities; though this was offset by the high travel costs for out-of-country attendees. The jury felt both bids needed more detail (including specifics about accommodation options, and more detailed budget information) to be compelling.
As in previous years, the relative accessibility of locations was extensively discussed. The jury believes that it's important for Wikimania to be accessible to as wide an audience as possible, particularly to members of the Wikimedia community; the relatively high cost of travel to South America from Europe and North America was one of the most significant drawbacks we identified in the Buenos Aires bid—especially coming on the heels of Taipei and Alexandria. Having said that, the jury believes that the Buenos Aires bid overcame this drawback with its numerous advantages, among those the opportunity to hold the conference in a Spanish-speaking locale, on a new continent. We hope to receive strong bids from easily accessible locations for 2010.
Congratulations to the Buenos Aires team! Wikimania 2009 promises to be an exciting and successful conference.
-- Phoebe Ayers, Cary Bass, James Forrester (non-voting jury moderators), on behalf of the Wikimania 2009 Jury http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/Jury
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Dear members of the Jury, companions from the Toronto, Brisbane and Kalsruhe bid and every person involved in Wikimanía:
First of all, I have to express on behalf of Wikimedia Argentina our deep gratitude for the election of Buenos Aires as host for Wikimanía 2009. Like the other bidding teams, we have been working hard during the last months to provide a solid proposal. Every aspect in our bid was extensively developed and, as the representatives of the Jury recognized in the recent press release, a strong and organized team gave most of it to satisfy the requirements. Again we thank you for considering our work and choosing the "Paris of the South" as it is called Buenos Aires.
We are sure that Wikimanía 2009 will be a great edicion. Talks are going on with private sponsors, official entities, cultural institutions. But we know that the real work starts now. Fortunately, we have more than a year to do it. And to do it well, as Wikimanía deserves. The organizing committee inside Wikimedia Argentina has just been formed and has a neat division of labour between the different areas to cover: accomodation, venue, sponsorship, party, etc.
Buenos Aires is, as we mentioned, a vibrant city. Culture lives everywhere, as tourists often remark. Architecture, literature, arts... a large Wikimedian community! Party opportunities also live everywhere, for those interested, as the city is renowned for its nightlife. Openness is guaranteed in al senses possible. You will know Buenos Aires and its edition of Wikimanía. I'm sure you will not be disappointed.
Yours sincerely,
Patricio Lorente Presidente Wikimedia Argentina
Hi Patricio and Others,
On behalf of the Brisbane bid team, I would like to congratulate you and the Buenos Aires team on the success of your bid. While we are of course disappointed at not getting it ourselves, I am very confident that you will be able to put on a fine convention that will do the Wikimania name proud!
Best Wishes, Craig Franklin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricio Lorente" patricio.lorente@gmail.com To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 2:48 AM Subject: [personal] Re: [Wikimania-l] Announcement: Wikimania 2008
Dear members of the Jury, companions from the Toronto, Brisbane and Kalsruhe bid and every person involved in Wikimanía:
First of all, I have to express on behalf of Wikimedia Argentina our deep gratitude for the election of Buenos Aires as host for Wikimanía 2009. Like the other bidding teams, we have been working hard during the last months to provide a solid proposal. Every aspect in our bid was extensively developed and, as the representatives of the Jury recognized in the recent press release, a strong and organized team gave most of it to satisfy the requirements. Again we thank you for considering our work and choosing the "Paris of the South" as it is called Buenos Aires.
We are sure that Wikimanía 2009 will be a great edicion. Talks are going on with private sponsors, official entities, cultural institutions. But we know that the real work starts now. Fortunately, we have more than a year to do it. And to do it well, as Wikimanía deserves. The organizing committee inside Wikimedia Argentina has just been formed and has a neat division of labour between the different areas to cover: accomodation, venue, sponsorship, party, etc.
Buenos Aires is, as we mentioned, a vibrant city. Culture lives everywhere, as tourists often remark. Architecture, literature, arts... a large Wikimedian community! Party opportunities also live everywhere, for those interested, as the city is renowned for its nightlife. Openness is guaranteed in al senses possible. You will know Buenos Aires and its edition of Wikimanía. I'm sure you will not be disappointed.
Yours sincerely,
Patricio Lorente Presidente Wikimedia Argentina
Craig,
On behalf of the Buenos Aires bidding team I would like to thank you for your message, and for being a good and fair player during the selection process (as all bidders have been).
We have been closely following the creation of Wikimedia Australia we would be happy if Australia is selected as the location for Wikimania 2010.
Barcex
2008/3/29, Craig Franklin craig@halo-17.net:
Hi Patricio and Others,
On behalf of the Brisbane bid team, I would like to congratulate you and the Buenos Aires team on the success of your bid. While we are of course disappointed at not getting it ourselves, I am very confident that you will be able to put on a fine convention that will do the Wikimania name proud!
Best Wishes,
Craig Franklin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricio Lorente" patricio.lorente@gmail.com To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 2:48 AM Subject: [personal] Re: [Wikimania-l] Announcement: Wikimania 2008
Dear members of the Jury, companions from the Toronto, Brisbane and Kalsruhe bid and every person involved in Wikimanía:
First of all, I have to express on behalf of Wikimedia Argentina our deep gratitude for the election of Buenos Aires as host for Wikimanía 2009. Like the other bidding teams, we have been working hard during the last months to provide a solid proposal. Every aspect in our bid was extensively developed and, as the representatives of the Jury recognized in the recent press release, a strong and organized team gave most of it to satisfy the requirements. Again we thank you for considering our work and choosing the "Paris of the South" as it is called Buenos Aires.
We are sure that Wikimanía 2009 will be a great edicion. Talks are going on with private sponsors, official entities, cultural institutions. But we know that the real work starts now. Fortunately, we have more than a year to do it. And to do it well, as Wikimanía deserves. The organizing committee inside Wikimedia Argentina has just been formed and has a neat division of labour between the different areas to cover: accomodation, venue, sponsorship, party, etc.
Buenos Aires is, as we mentioned, a vibrant city. Culture lives everywhere, as tourists often remark. Architecture, literature, arts... a large Wikimedian community! Party opportunities also live everywhere, for those interested, as the city is renowned for its nightlife. Openness is guaranteed in al senses possible. You will know Buenos Aires and its edition of Wikimanía. I'm sure you will not be disappointed.
Yours sincerely,
Patricio Lorente Presidente Wikimedia Argentina
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Patricio Lorente wrote:
First of all, I have to express on behalf of Wikimedia Argentina our deep gratitude for the election of Buenos Aires as host for Wikimanía 2009. Like the other bidding teams, we have been working hard during the last months to provide a solid proposal. Every aspect in our bid was extensively developed and, as the representatives of the Jury recognized in the recent press release, a strong and organized team gave most of it to satisfy the requirements. Again we thank you for considering our work and choosing the "Paris of the South" as it is called Buenos Aires.
Congratulations. I look forward to finally visiting the southern hemisphere, and perhaps sharing the experience of mate with a wider group of people.
Buenos Aires is, as we mentioned, a vibrant city. Culture lives everywhere, as tourists often remark. Architecture, literature, arts... a large Wikimedian community! Party opportunities also live everywhere, for those interested, as the city is renowned for its nightlife. Openness is guaranteed in al senses possible. You will know Buenos Aires and its edition of Wikimanía. I'm sure you will not be disappointed.
I do have a comment about a picture in [[en:Buenos Aires]], [[Callerivadavia.jpg]] The way that the gentleman in the foreground is bundled suggests that Buenos Aires is a very cold place, and I know that Wikimania will be taking place in the depths of the Southern Winter. If there is an available picture that gives a warmer impression it might be more in keeping with a positive view of your city. :-)
Ec
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