Not that it is up to me, nor should it be, but I intend to be a strong personal supporter of Turin for 2008, and encourage the concept that we should settle this fairly soon.
Gianluigi Gamba wrote:
I congratulate with Taipei team and I'm sure they'll organize a memorable event.
As a member of the Turin bidding team, let me voice a choral "too bad". We had a sort of incredible "astral conjunction" of sponsors *really eager* to have the Wikimania event, the enthusiasm of the whole community, the honeymoon with the media and the commitment of many people from national (and not only) institutions. I wonder if such combination will return in a future. I hope so.
A prayer to the future jury: that's not been this year's case, but should geographic and linguistic criteria be essential in choosing the future locations, please say it in advance, before people start making contacts, put their faces off and spend words.
Good luck Taipei, and good job.
G. (aka Paginazero)
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