Sent: 28 July 2008 12:31
To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2010 - Manchester?
On 7/27/08, Tom Holden <thomas.holden@gmail.com> wrote:
I don't think sending off a few exploratory e-mails would hurt though, if only so we had a benchmark to compare Oxford's costs against.
I made enquiries about Manchester last year (for Wikimania '09) and I got the following quotes: Renold building - £34 (plus VAT) per person per day (including lunch); en-suite B&B accommodation £38.50 (plus VAT) pp pd (in university halls). University Place [1] is similarly priced (however, accommodation may not be available on-or-adjacent-to site).
I'm also a postgrad student at the University of Manchester, and am more than willing to make further investigations. I've also attended all four Wikimanias so far, so I have some understanding of what is required.
Cheers,
Cormac
Well with the charity discount Oxford Town Hall would be £6000 for the 3 days (plus £4 * 500 * 3 for lunch perhaps to make the comparison fair = another £6000). But £34 * 500 * 3 = £51000 > £12000... (Without the charity discount it'd be another £6000, which is still less than half of your Manchester quote.)
Seems rather more expensive than I was expecting Manchester to be. Are you sure you're not paying for services usually provided to us by volunteers?
Tom