On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Milos Rancic
<millosh(a)gmail.com> wrote:
It is good to have a central Wikimania, which
should move from place to place.
"Major" Wikimanias may be at more or less constant places (Frankfurt,
San Francisco, New York/Boston etc.). And this, indeed, requires
serious preparing.
But, it is always possible to make "small" Wikimanias, "auxiliary
ones", which should be a significant local event connected to the
global one. So, even the next Wikimania may try with a couple of such
localized events.
A tiered distribution scheme like this is fine, so long as we make it
clear that they are all connected and that all of them form a single
"official" wikimania. Asserting that they are all connected and
interoperating is essential for each venue to secure funding and
donations, and to attract attention and attendance.
So, requirements are:
* Central place (Buenos Aires) should have a good Internet connection.
* A couple of places from different parts of the world may say that
they are willing to held "auxiliary Wikimanias"; which means to
prepare a technical minimum.
* All organizational teams should be technically coordinated.
This is a fine setup. Whether we have one "central" location or more
is an issue that we can refine on, but the basic idea is right.
--Andrew Whitworth
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I agree with both Andrew and Milos' suggestion for this, and I think it
would go a long way towards advancing the quality of Wikimanias and
furthering participation.
-Dan