Good news,
considering that all is paid by sponsorship (Halls and rooms,
accomodations, catering) I think that these strong opportunities
could offer to the wikipedians the incentive to make a long journey
in a pleasant town.
In any case I don't understand if only 450 beds are paid for
sponsorship or if the sponsors will pay all 889 beds (
http://meta.
wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2007/Taipei#Accommodation) because a
room in a Grand Hotel is expensive.
Regards
Ilario
----Messaggio originale----
Da: walter(a)vankalken.net
Data: 25.09.06 2.21
A: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"<foundation-l(a)wikimedia.org>
Oggetto: Re: [Foundation-l] Taipei chosen to host Wikimania 2007
Yes finally a wikimania in my neighbourhood. It was a shame
Singapore
fell out earlier though
Waerth
The Wikimania jury has met and are pleased to announce
that
Wikimania
2007 will be held in Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei had the
winning
combination of a dedicated and experienced bidding team, a great
venue
with centralized accomodation and community areas, and
strong
sponsorship opportunities. Taipei also provides the opportunity
to
focus attention on the growing Asian language projects
and the
international aspect of the Wikimedia Foundation, as well as
learning
about other free knowledge efforts and projects in the
region.