Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [WMUK Office] [Wikimedia-l] Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2014: London

-- Rexx On 1 May 2013 19:19, Katie Chan katie.chan@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: > 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) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list >> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >> > > > > -- > Katie Chan > Volunteer Support Organiser > Wikimedia UK > +44 (0) 20 7065 0990 > +44 (0) 7885 980 534 > > Wikimedia UK is a Charitable Company registered in England and Wales. > Registered Company No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. > Registered Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, > London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. > Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The > Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate > Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. > > > _______________________________________________ > Office mailing list > Office@wikimedia.org.uk > http://lists.wikimedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/office > >