I would like to add my thanks as well :-)
I don't want to single out particular individuals, because Michael's
list was pretty comprehensive, and also because I know that sometimes
the hardest work is the least visible. In general though, I will say
this: staging a conference is really hard. It's stressful, there's tons
to do, and it's mostly thankless. The worst part is that the organizers
frequently can't relax and enjoy themselves, because they are too busy
fixing countless small problems and attending to last-minute details.
So congratulations to everyone who contributed to a very successful
Wikimania. It was an impressive conference - and particularly impressive
that, much of the time, you made it seem easy :-)
I very much enjoyed myself: thank you.
Sue
Michael Snow wrote:
Michael Snow wrote:
So I'd
like to again thank those Phoebe named and add a few more, although
there are inevitably some whose names I may not know to recognize their
contributions.
See, I knew I could never get all the names. I'm adding one that I missed.
In addition to Mido, others from the planning
team that developed the
Alexandria bid and had the vision and belief in Wikimedia's potential in
Egypt and the Arab world - thanks to Shipmaster (an example of someone
who was not at Wikimania, but helped put it together), Hamdy, Amr, and
the Egyptian Wikimedia community.
Along with Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca
Alexandrina, and Dr. Noha Adly - thanks to the staff of the ICT
department, especially Moushira, Monia, and Omneya. They were a great
help before, during, and after the conference.
For those who contributed their hard work throughout Wikimania, either
in preparation or the day-by-day activities - thanks to the amazing
local volunteers, especially Nada, Ashraf, Mohamed, and Ahmed.
I've been
reminded that I overlooked Abdel Rahman, who wasn't on the
list the staff helped me put together. But since he's one of these I
know I met in person, I should have remembered. Thanks again to him and
anyone else we've failed to thank personally.
--Michael Snow
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