On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Milos Rancic millosh@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