On 16/08/05, Delphine Ménard notafishz@gmail.com wrote:
On 8/16/05, Dan Grey dangrey@gmail.com wrote:
Perhaps you could also answer me something else, Delphine: Who is going to organise Wikimania 2006?
That's a very good question indeed.
Most of the organization team of this year is ready to build up on the experience acquired and sign up for next year again . This said, I believe that the choice in city is crucial to who will get involved and how. There is only so much one can do not being "on the spot", or "not speaking the language" etc. It would also be a shame to start afresh and re-invent the wheel, as we say in French, not taking advantage of lessons learned.
Organising a conference, some of us learned, means deadlines, full dedication and basically is a full-time job in the weeks preceding the conference, we'll need people ready to give at least that to build a winning organisation team.
Here in the UK we would be prepared to book venues, accommodation and arrange any transport needed - for everything else I would be very happy to see the same people as last time organise it for exactly the reasons you give.
Dan