Dear all, 

An update to Iolanda's message below - we have decided to keep the process open for a couple more weeks to give some extra time to put in new expressions of interest and also to work on and fill out the ones that have been submitted so far. Thanks to everyone who has submitted! 

The new deadline is January 8th - and the Wikimania steering committee will deliberate after that. Remember that you can express your interest in hosting the conference in 2024 and beyond. 

Don't forget to write about:  

- your team! do you have an existing group of Wikimedians who have worked on events? Would you like to use the event to recruit new Wikimedians to your group? Do you have a regional collaboration? 

- Your vision and goal for the conference. Why do you want Wikimania to be held in your area? 

As Iolanda wrote - you don't need to have a venue or logistics. But if you have ideas (are there particular places you can imagine, or many options? Places similarly sized conferences have been?) then tell us about them! 

Please let the steering committee know if you have any questions. 

best, 

Phoebe 

On Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 6:25 AM Iolanda Pensa <iolanda@pensa.it> wrote:

Dear all,
Wikimania is an extraordinary event: consider hosting it!!

By December 16th express your interest in hosting Wikimania in 2024, 2025 and beyond

https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Expressions_of_Interest  

You don’t need to have a venue secured or event logistics in place, that’s something we will work on together. At this point, we are primarily seeking your expression of interest. Hosting an international event with the size and magnitude of Wikimania – and now with added distributed and hybrid participation models – is complicated. With resources from the Foundation and guidance from the Wikimania Steering Committee, you will also have access to professional event organizers on the ground that can support this work. We also plan for an overlap with the current Wikimania 2023 organizing team to build in plenty of time for learning and collaboration.   

Looking forward to discuss with you new locations for our future Wikimanias

Best regards,
Iolanda, on behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee#Members  

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