The thing to remember (and which is easy for Londoners to forget), is that not everybody involved is based in London. With the AGM, there will be a lot of non-London folks in London that weekend who might not want to travel to London for an informal meeting.
I realise that it's a heavy dose of Wikimedia in one weekend, but nobody is under any obligation to attend the AGM, the Wikimania meeting, *and* the meetup.
Harry
________________________________ From: Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com To: HJ Mitchell hjmitchell@ymail.com; wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Friday, 4 May 2012, 13:28 Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2014
I think there is a monthly London meetup that afternoon. If we have a planning meeting that morning, then that is the entire weekend dedicated to Wikimedia... that might be a bit much for people! I suggested the afternoon of the 27th May on the meta talk page (I suggested a pub, but the office is a better idea), I think that's a better date. The 20th would work too.
While we don't want to wait too long before getting started, I don't think an extra week or two will hurt.
(I also won't be able to attend on the Sunday you propose, since I'll be at a wedding the previous day. I don't expect to be a vital part of the bid, though, so if that day works better for everyone else then go ahead and meet without me!)
On 4 May 2012 12:45, HJ Mitchell hjmitchell@ymail.com wrote:
Folks,
Jon has very kindly offered to open up the office the WMUK office on the Sunday morning after the AGM (that's the 13th) for a planning meeting to discuss a London bid for Wikimania 2014 if there is demand.
If you're interested in attending the meeting (you won't be committing yourself to anything just by attending), please sign up at this page: https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014/Planning_meeting.
If you know of anybody not on this list who might be interested, by all means forward this email.
Further details will be posted when they're known (assuming there is demand for such a meeting); any questions in the meantime to me please.
Sincerely, Harry Mitchell
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