Hello all

In november, the Foundation published a job opportunity for a Wikimania organiser.

See http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Job_openings and somewhere in the history of this mailing list late november.

The outcome of this announcement :

* The job announcement for the event organiser received 4 candidacies, 3 of them from wikipedians and one from an external party.

* Delphine Ménard (aka notafish) will be a contractant of the Wikimedia Foundation Inc, in charge of budget management, registration and logistics. This is in large part what she already handled last year with success and being an event manager has actually been her real life job for several years. For the Foundation, her being legally in charge of these issues is a garantee for more financial security. We'll publish in the next few days a bit more details about what the contract will include.

* Other aspects of the Wikimania event, such as program, promotion, press, sponsorship etc... will be entirely organised by volunteers as was the case last year. We hope that all those interested participate in the area of their wish.

* Last point, Angela Beesley will be the board member liaison for the coordination with the organisation team and Delphine Ménard.

Ant