> All,
>
> Please see message below from Joseph Seddon about doing a bid for 2012
> Wikimania here in DC.
>
> I know that James (Harej) has talked about this, but want more feedback on
> what DC folks think? I have some hesitations about it, as I know it's a
> massive time commitment, and I'm unsure how much time I personally can
> commit. But, if we have enough (people willing to do *tons* of work to make
> this happen then, I support it.
>
> In 2009, I was on the program committee, and it was a serious commitment of
> time (10 hours/week or easily more), and I had a minor role. Here is a list
> of tasks & roles that we need people to fill.
>
>
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2012/Bids/Washington,_D.C.
>
> The other critical thing would be to get the *right* venue... very
> preferably very close to the Metro that can accommodate ~500 attendees
> (maybe a bit more than that to be safe).
>
> Cheers,
> Katie (@aude)
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Joseph Seddon <
seddonwiki@gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 2:43 AM
> Subject: Re: Wikimania Bidding 2012
> To:
aude.wiki@gmail.com
>
>
> Could please forward this around the DC community :)
>
>
> Dear DC community,
> Earlier this month the bidding for Wikimania 2012 opened and I wanted to
> encourage your community to consider submitting a bid. Failing to win
> shouldn't stop you since so much can be learnt by bidding anyway nor should
> the rotation of Wikimania be an issue since there hasn't been a North
> American wikimania since 2006.
>
> Wikimania provides an excellent opportunity for the local community to come
> together to work on something big and it may well lead on to other things so
> please think about it. Creation of bids closes on February 6th so there is
> plenty of time to create a page and start the work on a bid.
>
> If you need any advice please feel free to ask on this list.
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Joseph Seddon
> Wikimania 2012 Jury Moderator
>
>
>
>