Dear Wikimedians,
On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who also put forward a solid effort.
We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget and lower-cost options for attendees.
The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.
We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting out clearer guidelines on these principles.
The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions and hard work.
Yours,
James Forrester Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury For the Wikimania 2014 Jury -- James D. Forrester jdforrester@gmail.com [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal capacity)
Congratulations to the London team, and great work on all parties for proposals. It's quite a task, and one that is at times just as emotional and intensive in actually planning Wikimania.
I look forward to lending a hand with London, and I really look forward to partying at the Tate Modern ;) (Can we get Kraftwerk to play the party...?[1])
Sarah [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaLVvju6WZ8
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 10:10 AM, James Forrester jdforrester@gmail.comwrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who also put forward a solid effort.
We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget and lower-cost options for attendees.
The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.
We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting out clearer guidelines on these principles.
The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions and hard work.
Yours,
James Forrester Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury For the Wikimania 2014 Jury -- James D. Forrester jdforrester@gmail.com [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal capacity)
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Congratulations to the London team for your successful bid and to the Arusha team for putting in a solid effort! I look forward to getting my UK groove on next year.
-greg aka varnent
On 1 May 2013, at 1:28 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stierch@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations to the London team, and great work on all parties for proposals. It's quite a task, and one that is at times just as emotional and intensive in actually planning Wikimania.
I look forward to lending a hand with London, and I really look forward to partying at the Tate Modern ;) (Can we get Kraftwerk to play the party...?[1])
Sarah [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaLVvju6WZ8
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 10:10 AM, James Forrester jdforrester@gmail.comwrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who also put forward a solid effort.
We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget and lower-cost options for attendees.
The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.
We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting out clearer guidelines on these principles.
The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions and hard work.
Yours,
James Forrester Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury For the Wikimania 2014 Jury -- James D. Forrester jdforrester@gmail.com [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal capacity)
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Many congratulations to the London bid team! London will be a great venue, and see you all here next summer :-)
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Gregory Varnum gregory.varnum@gmail.comwrote:
Congratulations to the London team for your successful bid and to the Arusha team for putting in a solid effort! I look forward to getting my UK groove on next year.
-greg aka varnent
On 1 May 2013, at 1:28 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stierch@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations to the London team, and great work on all parties for proposals. It's quite a task, and one that is at times just as emotional and intensive in actually planning Wikimania.
I look forward to lending a hand with London, and I really look forward
to
partying at the Tate Modern ;) (Can we get Kraftwerk to play the party...?[1])
Sarah [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaLVvju6WZ8
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 10:10 AM, James Forrester <jdforrester@gmail.com wrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who also put forward a solid effort.
We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget and lower-cost options for attendees.
The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.
We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting out clearer guidelines on these principles.
The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions and hard work.
Yours,
James Forrester Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury For the Wikimania 2014 Jury -- James D. Forrester jdforrester@gmail.com [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal capacity)
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Congratulations to the London team..
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 11:49 PM, Chris Keating chriskeatingwiki@gmail.comwrote:
Many congratulations to the London bid team! London will be a great venue, and see you all here next summer :-)
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Gregory Varnum <gregory.varnum@gmail.com
wrote:
Congratulations to the London team for your successful bid and to the Arusha team for putting in a solid effort! I look forward to getting my
UK
groove on next year.
-greg aka varnent
On 1 May 2013, at 1:28 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stierch@gmail.com
wrote:
Congratulations to the London team, and great work on all parties for proposals. It's quite a task, and one that is at times just as
emotional
and intensive in actually planning Wikimania.
I look forward to lending a hand with London, and I really look forward
to
partying at the Tate Modern ;) (Can we get Kraftwerk to play the party...?[1])
Sarah [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaLVvju6WZ8
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 10:10 AM, James Forrester <
jdforrester@gmail.com
wrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who also put forward a solid effort.
We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget and lower-cost options for attendees.
The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.
We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting out clearer guidelines on these principles.
The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions and hard work.
Yours,
James Forrester Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury For the Wikimania 2014 Jury -- James D. Forrester jdforrester@gmail.com [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal capacity)
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Congratulations to everyone who's been involved with the London bid.
Looking forward to seeing many of you in London next year!
On 1 May 2013 18:10, James Forrester jdforrester@gmail.com wrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who also put forward a solid effort.
We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget and lower-cost options for attendees.
The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.
We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting out clearer guidelines on these principles.
The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions and hard work.
Yours,
James Forrester Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury For the Wikimania 2014 Jury -- James D. Forrester jdforrester@gmail.com [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal capacity)
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