Dear all,
Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the location for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference.
We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and Sweden. In selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities and room configuration of the proposed venues.
Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having the conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the compact solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or staying at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides – by a small margin – the best combination of price, distance and experience this year.
We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their time and effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year, they can make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that will further the Wikimedia mission.
In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for placing their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia organisations keep the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a number of potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the bidders and other interested parties to provide their own feedback.
Best regards,
Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli Wikimedia Conference 2014 Location Committee
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2014/Bids/Learnings
Dear Bence, dear committee,
thanks for your work and decision! Finally we have made a big step forward!
/Manuel
Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli
Yes, thanks Bence and the committee for the work, and congratulations to the Berlin team! Looking forward to see you all again in this lovely city!
Regards, Ted Chien -- Sent from my HTC New One 2013/10/12 下午10:42 於 "Manuel Schneider" manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch 寫道:
Dear Bence, dear committee,
thanks for your work and decision! Finally we have made a big step forward!
/Manuel
Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli
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Thanks to all the team involved in the bidding and decision. We will have a very nice conference in Berlin.
Regards. El oct 12, 2013 8:31 a.m., "Bence Damokos" bdamokos@gmail.com escribió:
Dear all,
Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the location for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference.
We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and Sweden. In selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities and room configuration of the proposed venues.
Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having the conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the compact solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or staying at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides – by a small margin – the best combination of price, distance and experience this year.
We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their time and effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year, they can make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that will further the Wikimedia mission.
In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for placing their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia organisations keep the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a number of potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the bidders and other interested parties to provide their own feedback.
Best regards,
Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli Wikimedia Conference 2014 Location Committee
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Congratulations - Berlin is one amazing city. Some great bids were placed, too.
Looking forward to it!
-Sarah
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Ivan Martínez galaver@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks to all the team involved in the bidding and decision. We will have a very nice conference in Berlin.
Regards. El oct 12, 2013 8:31 a.m., "Bence Damokos" bdamokos@gmail.com escribió:
Dear all,
Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the location for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference.
We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and Sweden.
In
selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities and
room
configuration of the proposed venues.
Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having the conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the compact solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or
staying
at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides – by a small margin – the best combination of price, distance and experience
this
year.
We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their time and effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year, they
can
make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that will further the Wikimedia mission.
In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for
placing
their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia organisations
keep
the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a number of potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the bidders
and
other interested parties to provide their own feedback.
Best regards,
Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli Wikimedia Conference 2014 Location Committee
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As one of the team for the India bid, I must say I'm a bit disappointed in this decision. It seems like this event will never leave Europe.
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stierch@gmail.comwrote:
Congratulations - Berlin is one amazing city. Some great bids were placed, too.
Looking forward to it!
-Sarah
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Ivan Martínez galaver@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks to all the team involved in the bidding and decision. We will
have a
very nice conference in Berlin.
Regards. El oct 12, 2013 8:31 a.m., "Bence Damokos" bdamokos@gmail.com
escribió:
Dear all,
Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the
location
for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference.
We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and Sweden.
In
selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities and
room
configuration of the proposed venues.
Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having the conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the
compact
solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or
staying
at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides –
by a
small margin – the best combination of price, distance and experience
this
year.
We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their time
and
effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year, they
can
make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that will further the Wikimedia mission.
In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for
placing
their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia organisations
keep
the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a number
of
potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the bidders
and
other interested parties to provide their own feedback.
Best regards,
Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli Wikimedia Conference 2014 Location Committee
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2014/Bids/Learnings
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Bulk of the chapters are in Europe, so it's generally seen as cheaper for most chapters, and more convenient for them. I agree with your sentiment.
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On 13 Oct 2013, at 7:06 pm, Srikanth Ramakrishnan srik.ramk@wikimedia.in wrote:
As one of the team for the India bid, I must say I'm a bit disappointed in this decision. It seems like this event will never leave Europe.
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stierch@gmail.comwrote:
Congratulations - Berlin is one amazing city. Some great bids were placed, too.
Looking forward to it!
-Sarah
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Ivan Martínez galaver@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks to all the team involved in the bidding and decision. We will
have a
very nice conference in Berlin.
Regards. El oct 12, 2013 8:31 a.m., "Bence Damokos" bdamokos@gmail.com
escribió:
Dear all,
Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the
location
for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference.
We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and Sweden.
In
selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities and
room
configuration of the proposed venues.
Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having the conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the
compact
solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or
staying
at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides –
by a
small margin – the best combination of price, distance and experience
this
year.
We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their time
and
effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year, they
can
make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that will further the Wikimedia mission.
In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for
placing
their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia organisations
keep
the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a number
of
potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the bidders
and
other interested parties to provide their own feedback.
Best regards,
Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli Wikimedia Conference 2014 Location Committee
[1]
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Perhaps next year in sunny Goa? Dates?
On 13 October 2013 12:05, Steven Zhang cro0016@gmail.com wrote:
Bulk of the chapters are in Europe, so it's generally seen as cheaper for most chapters, and more convenient for them. I agree with your sentiment.
Sent from my iPhone
On 13 Oct 2013, at 7:06 pm, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
srik.ramk@wikimedia.in> wrote:
As one of the team for the India bid, I must say I'm a bit disappointed
in
this decision. It seems like this event will never leave Europe.
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations - Berlin is one amazing city. Some great bids were
placed,
too.
Looking forward to it!
-Sarah
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Ivan Martínez galaver@gmail.com
wrote:
Thanks to all the team involved in the bidding and decision. We will
have a
very nice conference in Berlin.
Regards. El oct 12, 2013 8:31 a.m., "Bence Damokos" bdamokos@gmail.com
escribió:
Dear all,
Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the
location
for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference.
We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and
Sweden.
In
selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities and
room
configuration of the proposed venues.
Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having the conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the
compact
solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or
staying
at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides –
by a
small margin – the best combination of price, distance and experience
this
year.
We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their time
and
effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year, they
can
make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that will further the Wikimedia mission.
In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for
placing
their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia organisations
keep
the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a number
of
potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the bidders
and
other interested parties to provide their own feedback.
Best regards,
Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli Wikimedia Conference 2014 Location Committee
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Thanks a lot! And not only thanks for the decision but also for all the work the location committee has done in the decision making process and for the learnings they provided.
We are looking forward to welcoming the international Wikimedia crowd in Berlin next spring. Our event team will now further negotiate with the venues and take care of the logistics.
Before chapters/affiliations can decide whom to send to Berlin, they need to know which topics will be discussed. This means that we all must fix the programme together before the end of the year. There is an open call for a programme team on Meta, more support and input is highly appreciated.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2014/Programme_team
All the best, Nicole
On 14 October 2013 09:46, Jon Davies jon.davies@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Perhaps next year in sunny Goa? Dates?
On 13 October 2013 12:05, Steven Zhang cro0016@gmail.com wrote:
Bulk of the chapters are in Europe, so it's generally seen as cheaper for most chapters, and more convenient for them. I agree with your sentiment.
Sent from my iPhone
On 13 Oct 2013, at 7:06 pm, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
srik.ramk@wikimedia.in> wrote:
As one of the team for the India bid, I must say I'm a bit disappointed
in
this decision. It seems like this event will never leave Europe.
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations - Berlin is one amazing city. Some great bids were
placed,
too.
Looking forward to it!
-Sarah
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Ivan Martínez galaver@gmail.com
wrote:
Thanks to all the team involved in the bidding and decision. We will
have a
very nice conference in Berlin.
Regards. El oct 12, 2013 8:31 a.m., "Bence Damokos" bdamokos@gmail.com
escribió:
Dear all,
Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the
location
for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference.
We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and
Sweden.
In
selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities and
room
configuration of the proposed venues.
Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having the conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the
compact
solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or
staying
at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides –
by a
small margin – the best combination of price, distance and experience
this
year.
We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their time
and
effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year, they
can
make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that will further the Wikimedia mission.
In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for
placing
their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia organisations
keep
the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a number
of
potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the bidders
and
other interested parties to provide their own feedback.
Best regards,
Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli Wikimedia Conference 2014 Location Committee
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Hi nicole,
while I appreciate your dedication to this, I would suggest to fix the *topics* rather than the whole schedule. The exact day & time for each session is not important for planning the attendance, but postponing that does leave a bit more flexibility to align for example with the board availability and laying the focus on topics a bit more that are current. Also, this is much easier :) Lets focus 5 or 6 big topics which can have 2 or 3 sessions each. Lets define desired outcomes for those topics.
Just a thought,
Lodewijk
2013/10/14 Nicole Ebber nicole.ebber@wikimedia.de
Thanks a lot! And not only thanks for the decision but also for all the work the location committee has done in the decision making process and for the learnings they provided.
We are looking forward to welcoming the international Wikimedia crowd in Berlin next spring. Our event team will now further negotiate with the venues and take care of the logistics.
Before chapters/affiliations can decide whom to send to Berlin, they need to know which topics will be discussed. This means that we all must fix the programme together before the end of the year. There is an open call for a programme team on Meta, more support and input is highly appreciated.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2014/Programme_team
All the best, Nicole
On 14 October 2013 09:46, Jon Davies jon.davies@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Perhaps next year in sunny Goa? Dates?
On 13 October 2013 12:05, Steven Zhang cro0016@gmail.com wrote:
Bulk of the chapters are in Europe, so it's generally seen as cheaper
for
most chapters, and more convenient for them. I agree with your
sentiment.
Sent from my iPhone
On 13 Oct 2013, at 7:06 pm, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
srik.ramk@wikimedia.in> wrote:
As one of the team for the India bid, I must say I'm a bit
disappointed
in
this decision. It seems like this event will never leave Europe.
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Sarah Stierch <
sarah.stierch@gmail.com
wrote:
Congratulations - Berlin is one amazing city. Some great bids were
placed,
too.
Looking forward to it!
-Sarah
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Ivan Martínez galaver@gmail.com
wrote:
Thanks to all the team involved in the bidding and decision. We will
have a
very nice conference in Berlin.
Regards. El oct 12, 2013 8:31 a.m., "Bence Damokos" bdamokos@gmail.com
escribió:
> Dear all, > > Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that
we
> announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the
location
> for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference. > > We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and
Sweden.
In > selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the > experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for > attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities
and
room > configuration of the proposed venues. > > Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having
the
> conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the
compact
> solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or staying > at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides
–
by a
> small margin – the best combination of price, distance and
experience
this > year. > > We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their
time
and
> effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year,
they
can > make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that
will
> further the Wikimedia mission. > > In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for placing > their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting > experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia
organisations
keep > the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a
number
of
> potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the
bidders
and > other interested parties to provide their own feedback. > > Best regards, > > Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel,
Osmar
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I still think that Berlin is a suitable location out of the bids, and given their experience, am sure they'll do a great job. I look forward to it.
Steve
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On 14 Oct 2013, at 6:46 pm, Jon Davies jon.davies@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Perhaps next year in sunny Goa? Dates?
On 13 October 2013 12:05, Steven Zhang cro0016@gmail.com wrote:
Bulk of the chapters are in Europe, so it's generally seen as cheaper for most chapters, and more convenient for them. I agree with your sentiment.
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On 13 Oct 2013, at 7:06 pm, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
srik.ramk@wikimedia.in> wrote:
As one of the team for the India bid, I must say I'm a bit disappointed
in
this decision. It seems like this event will never leave Europe.
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations - Berlin is one amazing city. Some great bids were
placed,
too.
Looking forward to it!
-Sarah
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Ivan Martínez galaver@gmail.com
wrote:
Thanks to all the team involved in the bidding and decision. We will
have a
very nice conference in Berlin.
Regards. El oct 12, 2013 8:31 a.m., "Bence Damokos" bdamokos@gmail.com
escribió:
Dear all,
Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the
location
for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference.
We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and
Sweden.
In
selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities and
room
configuration of the proposed venues.
Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having the conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the
compact
solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or
staying
at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides –
by a
small margin – the best combination of price, distance and experience
this
year.
We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their time
and
effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year, they
can
make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that will further the Wikimedia mission.
In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for
placing
their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia organisations
keep
the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a number
of
potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the bidders
and
other interested parties to provide their own feedback.
Best regards,
Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli Wikimedia Conference 2014 Location Committee
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2014/Bids/Learnings
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Excellent news! A huge thanks to the Location Committee and congratulations to the entire Berlin team!
– Patricio
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Bence Damokos bdamokos@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the location for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference.
We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and Sweden. In selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities and room configuration of the proposed venues.
Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having the conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the compact solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or staying at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides – by a small margin – the best combination of price, distance and experience this year.
We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their time and effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year, they can make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that will further the Wikimedia mission.
In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for placing their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia organisations keep the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a number of potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the bidders and other interested parties to provide their own feedback.
Best regards,
Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli Wikimedia Conference 2014 Location Committee
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