Is there any indication when I am likely to have a
confirmation of the receipt of my applications please?
Thanks.
Wikimedia UK info, 2007-11-23 13:07:53-0000:
> Further to the previous mail, at present we are currently unable to
> confirm receipt of your application.
>
> Regards
>
> WMUK
>
>
> On Thu, November 22, 2007 17:25, Kaihsu Tai wrote:
> > Hello, could I please have a reply to this query? Thank you.
> >
> > Kaihsu Tai, 2007-10-29 18:00:40+0000:
> >> Sorry to make this query while there are several vacancies
> >> on the board not yet filled. I sent in a cheque with my
> >> supporting membership form several weeks ago but have not
> >> had any response. Could you please confirm receipt? Thanks.
> >>
> >> Wikimedia UK info, 2007-10-05 12:16:20+0100:
> >> > Sorry for not replying earlier; I forwarded your email to
> >> > the Company Secretary who will have received your postal
> >> > correspondence but am still awaiting a confirmation from
> >> > him. If you send us (2) and just enclose a note that (1)
> >> > was sent previously under separate cover that will be
> >> > fine.
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, October 5, 2007 11:53, Kaihsu Tai wrote:
> >> > > Hello, I recently sent in an (1) Application to become a
> >> > > Guarantor Member of Wiki Educational Resources Ltd,
> >> > > without an accompanying (2) Application for Supporting
> >> > > Membership of Wikimedia UK. Now I realize that the
> >> > > former (1) needs to be supported by the latter (2).
> >> > > Would you please confirm the receipt of my application
> >> > > (1), and advise how I should remedy the situation? Thank
> >> > > you very much.
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On 22/12/2007, Tom Holden <thomas.holden(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> The university "examination schools" (10 mins walk) I linked to in my last
> email "comfortably" hold 450 (and there are two such halls in the building).
> I have fired off an email asking if this is a health and safety limit, as
> I'm sure you could fit seating for 500 in them.
>
> There's also the Sheldonian Theatre (even closer to Balliol) which holds
> 1000, though is not particularly comfortable. (I've sent off an email asking
> for their day rates.)
>
> Finally there are two large theatres not associated with the university,
> both very close to Balliol, the "Oxford Playhouse" (cap. 630) and the "New
> Theatre" (cap. 1800). I've sent an email to the former.
There's the OFS down George Street as well. I'm not sure theatres are
likely to be an efficient way to go, though.
--
- Andrew Gray
andrew.gray(a)dunelm.org.uk
On 12/19/07, Tom Holden <thomas.holden(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> There's a small lecture theatre at the OII (around 40 people), a medium one
> at Balliol next door (currently around 100 due to rows of tables, could
> probably double this if they were taken out, health and safety regs
> permitting) and assorted large to gigantic university lecture halls in
> walking distance (no more than 15 mins). Other Balliol spaces we could use
> include the hall (larger than the lecture theatre, but not ideally suited to
> lectures due to benches and tables), assorted seminar rooms, the JCR (large
> and informal space with sofas and coffee tables) and we could potentially
> also have a marquee in the garden.
Hi Tom, in terms of the lecture space you've outlined, there doesn't
seem to be a large enough lecture theatre which would be used for
closing plenaries/opening sessions. We would need somewhere that holds
*all conference participants at one time* - in other words, if we are
going to have 500 participants, we need a lecture theatre that holds
500. Is there anything in Balliol or nearby that would hold such
numbers?
Cormac
That's great Tom, thanks! The main things that we would need to know
about any bid is whether there is a suitable venue (ie with a variety
of big/small lecture theatres, collective spaces, organising rooms,
etc). We would then need to see what the accommodation situation would
be - is it close by, or would it require something like shuttle-buses,
and how many people would be accommodated (and in what kinds of
groupings - single rooms/dorms..)? Would catering be available
adjacent to the conference space? And finally, what would all of this
cost? :-) (See * below for more.)
I wouldn't say we need to restrain ourselves in terms of a single bid
at this stage, or even by what has failed in the past. If this bid can
be worked up with sufficient detail, we should submit it - if there's
an option in London, we can submit both, or decide which one looks
most viable and run with that one. But we would need more details
first...
Thanks again,
Cormac
* More details at:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/Official_requirements_for_bid…
On 12/19/07, Tom Holden <thomas.holden(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> I have heard back from the director of the Oxford Internet Institute today
> and he seemed very positive about the idea, particularly if they could host
> a parallel more academic conference. (There's got to be an economy of scale
> since many speaker's would be appropriate for both.)
>
>
>
> The OII have fairly limited facilities so may not be of that great a
> financial benefit to us on their own. The importance of their interest
> though is in the still close ties they maintain with Balliol college
> (Jimmy's talk for example was introduced by the master of Balliol at his
> recent talk) who may be able to properly help us out on accommodation and in
> the help their endorsement would provide in securing central university
> facilities. The master of Balliol expressed initial interest and said he
> would get back to me in the new year.
>
>
>
> What do people think to this possibility? We've had several failed London
> bids in a row, if this came together would people be behind an Oxford one?
>
>
>
> Tom
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See http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/UK
I randomly decided Friday 7th to Sunday 9th August but this can be changed
if anyone has better ideas.
I know the graphic says London but that's only cos of the Big Ben photo.
Feel free to make your own, anyone, though that's low priority :)
On 19/12/2007, Tom Holden <thomas.holden(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> There's a small lecture theatre at the OII (around 40 people), a medium
> one
> at Balliol next door (currently around 100 due to rows of tables, could
> probably double this if they were taken out, health and safety regs
> permitting) and assorted large to gigantic university lecture halls in
> walking distance (no more than 15 mins). Other Balliol spaces we could use
> include the hall (larger than the lecture theatre, but not ideally suited
> to
> lectures due to benches and tables), assorted seminar rooms, the JCR
> (large
> and informal space with sofas and coffee tables) and we could potentially
> also have a marquee in the garden.
>
> There are some details on the Balliol site here:
> http://www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/conference/index.asp
>
> And some details about one of the largest central lecture theatres here:
> http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/schools/conference/
>
> There's also a centralised conference info site here:
> http://www.conference-oxford.com/
> (though given Balliol's close links to the OII I'd say our best bet for
> discounted rates is sticking with then rather than another college.)
>
> If we can arrange a deal with Balliol (we won't know until the New Year)
> then most accommodation would be next door to the OII, right in the centre
> of Oxford, with perhaps some 10 mins walk away in another set of Balliol
> buildings. These are all single rooms, some of which are en suite. There's
> also a dining hall in Balliol which would potentially provide catering.
>
> There are some costs quoted on those sites for external conferences, but
> potentially with the OII stamp we could reduce these rates. They are
> quoting
> £500 a day for the large lecture rooms in Examination Schools (seating
> around 500) and Balliol are quoting £315 a day for the Balliol lecture
> room
> mentioned previously. Balliol are quoting a 24 hour delegate rate of £125
> a
> day, but this includes rather a lot of surplus luxury. For students
> accommodation is under £100 a week and food is around £3 a meal. With
> support from the college we could hope to get something closer to this.
>
> Do we have any provisional dates btw?
>
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wikimediauk-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> [mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Cormac
> Lawler
> Sent: 19 December 2007 13:40
> To: wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Oxford Wikimania
>
> That's great Tom, thanks! The main things that we would need to know
> about any bid is whether there is a suitable venue (ie with a variety
> of big/small lecture theatres, collective spaces, organising rooms,
> etc). We would then need to see what the accommodation situation would
> be - is it close by, or would it require something like shuttle-buses,
> and how many people would be accommodated (and in what kinds of
> groupings - single rooms/dorms..)? Would catering be available
> adjacent to the conference space? And finally, what would all of this
> cost? :-) (See * below for more.)
>
> I wouldn't say we need to restrain ourselves in terms of a single bid
> at this stage, or even by what has failed in the past. If this bid can
> be worked up with sufficient detail, we should submit it - if there's
> an option in London, we can submit both, or decide which one looks
> most viable and run with that one. But we would need more details
> first...
>
> Thanks again,
> Cormac
>
> * More details at:
>
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/Official_requirements_for_bidd
> ing_cities
>
>
> On 12/19/07, Tom Holden <thomas.holden(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I have heard back from the director of the Oxford Internet Institute
> today
> > and he seemed very positive about the idea, particularly if they could
> host
> > a parallel more academic conference. (There's got to be an economy of
> scale
> > since many speaker's would be appropriate for both.)
> >
> >
> >
> > The OII have fairly limited facilities so may not be of that great a
> > financial benefit to us on their own. The importance of their interest
> > though is in the still close ties they maintain with Balliol college
> > (Jimmy's talk for example was introduced by the master of Balliol at his
> > recent talk) who may be able to properly help us out on accommodation
> and
> in
> > the help their endorsement would provide in securing central university
> > facilities. The master of Balliol expressed initial interest and said he
> > would get back to me in the new year.
> >
> >
> >
> > What do people think to this possibility? We've had several failed
> London
> > bids in a row, if this came together would people be behind an Oxford
> one?
> >
> >
> >
> > Tom
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On 19/12/2007, Tom Holden <thomas.holden(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Do we have any provisional dates btw?
I think any time around July/August. The date for it is normally flexible
and organised on a year by year basis.
--RRB
I have heard back from the director of the Oxford Internet Institute today
and he seemed very positive about the idea, particularly if they could host
a parallel more academic conference. (There's got to be an economy of scale
since many speaker's would be appropriate for both.)
The OII have fairly limited facilities so may not be of that great a
financial benefit to us on their own. The importance of their interest
though is in the still close ties they maintain with Balliol college
(Jimmy's talk for example was introduced by the master of Balliol at his
recent talk) who may be able to properly help us out on accommodation and in
the help their endorsement would provide in securing central university
facilities. The master of Balliol expressed initial interest and said he
would get back to me in the new year.
What do people think to this possibility? We've had several failed London
bids in a row, if this came together would people be behind an Oxford one?
Tom
Jim Knight, the schools minister briefly wrote to me saying he "looks
forward to hearing more" - I explained a little, and pointed him to someone
in his office who I had emailed. I have heard back from neither as yet, and
the next time I would expect to would be Monday, I assume. *crosses fingers*
:)
The UK/London bid page is at
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/UK by the way, people :)
I have updated it slightly and added to the London bid page. Please take a
look and improve.
Cheers,
--
Gary Kirk
For 2008 the mayor's office put me off on to VisitLondon, who I spoke to a
few times on the phone but we really have very different methods and I
didn't feel they could help us. Certainly not with funding or providing
assistance anyway. I will phone the mayor's advisor on culture again though.
Cheers.
On 15/12/2007, Tom Holden <thomas.holden(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've just sent another email to my Google UK contact letting her know
> that we are now bidding for 2009. She said she forwarded my email about
> sponsorship for our 2008 bid, but I never heard back from whoever she
> forwarded it to. Maybe second time lucky though.
>
>
>
> I also just sent an email to the director of the Oxford Internet Institute
> and the master of Balliol (who set up the OII) to see if they would be
> interested in cooperating with us on this. I'm not optimistic but it seemed
> worth a shot. (I'm a Balliol post-grad student so the master is at least
> vaguely aware of my existence...)
>
>
>
> Good luck with Jim Knight. Have you contacted the mayor's office as well?
> They may just be interested.
>
>
>
> Fingers crossed.
>
>
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> *From:* wikimediauk-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:
> wikimediauk-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Gary Kirk
> *Sent:* 15 December 2007 04:51
> *To:* Wikimedia UK mailing list
> *Subject:* [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2009: assistance from the government?
>
>
>
> Jim Knight, the schools minister briefly wrote to me saying he "looks
> forward to hearing more" - I explained a little, and pointed him to someone
> in his office who I had emailed. I have heard back from neither as yet, and
> the next time I would expect to would be Monday, I assume. *crosses fingers*
> :)
>
> The UK/London bid page is at
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/UK by the way, people :)
> I have updated it slightly and added to the London bid page. Please take a
> look and improve.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Gary Kirk
>
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