I vote for Toronto, the center of the universe. All joking aside, wouldn't Ottawa be a better venue?
2010/1/16 Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net
Zana Gordon wrote:
I have to admit I am new to this discussion, but is there anything wrong with a joint venture - east and west - I am from Vancouver and I think I
may
welcome the challenge.
Considering that there has been little done to maintain a series of local meetups in Vancouver, I don't think that we are ready for the kind of sophisticated organization that Wikimania requires. I tested the waters when I came home from the Frankfurt Wikimania, and there wasn't much enthusiasm then; I even floated the idea of something in Seattle without success. It takes having attended a Wikimania to see how much goes into a conference that draws delegates from about 50 countries.
From Vancouver there's not much difference between flying to Montreal of flying to Toronto.
Ray
-----Original Message----- From: wikimedia-ca-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimedia-ca-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Marc A. Pelletier Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 10:39 AM To: Wikimedia Canada planning list Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] Fwd: Montreal wikimania bid
Alan Walker wrote:
I will dance naked in the street if the Harper government gives a penny towards this event. :)
This may turn out to be amusing, then. :-) I'll admit that Ottawa is the least promising, and I wouldn't hold my breath. The biggest interest and support right now comes from Quebec with the support of Tourisme Montreal; and I'm in contact with the Mayor's office where they tell me they might have financial support on the Hotel side available through a business convention support program of some sort -- I don't know the details yet because I'm only meeting with their rep in two
weeks.
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