Dear all,<br>
<br>
The Wikimania jury has selected Haifa, Israel as the location for<br>
Wikimania 2011. The Haifa team presented a compelling, detailed bid[1]<br>
 that the Wikimania jurors were very impressed by. As usual, all of<br>
the Wikimania bids had good points, and it was a very difficult<br>
decision. Detailed feedback will be sent to all bids. Public<br>
discussion of the bids and the Wikimania process is also welcome, and<br>
we know the winning team will appreciate the community&#39;s support and<br>
help in making a great Wikimania.<br>
<br>
We also apologize for the lateness of this announcement. We invested a<br>
lot of time in careful consideration of all points. I am happy to<br>
answer questions about the process.<br>
<br>
Congratulations to the Haifa team and many thanks to all of the<br>
bidders for working so hard. I personally encourage all bidders to use<br>
the energy that has been put into these bids by hosting smaller<br>
regional events, and considering another bid for Wikimania in the<br>
future.<br>
<br>
Phoebe Ayers<br>
James Forrester<br>
Cary Bass<br>
Jury moderators (non-voting)<br>
<br>
On behalf of the Wikimania jury:<br>
Mariano Cecowski<br>
Austin Hair<br>
Benjamin Mako Hill<br>
Teemu Leinonen<br>
Delphine Menard<br>
James Owen<br>
Joseph Seddon<br>
Stu West<br>
<br>
[1] Bid: <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2011/Bids/Haifa" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2011/Bids/Haifa</a><br>
[2] jury, process &amp; timeline: <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2011" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2011</a><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Belayet Hossain<br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/bellayet">http://www.facebook.com/bellayet</a><br>

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