Well done to everybody involved - and a massive thanks for all the hard work to all of you, Ed and James in particular!<br><br>-- <br>Rexx<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 1 May 2013 19:19, Katie Chan <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:katie.chan@wikimedia.org.uk" target="_blank">katie.chan@wikimedia.org.uk</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Congratulations to everyone who&#39;s been involved with the London bid.<br><br>Looking forward to seeing many of you in London next year!</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 1 May 2013 18:10, James Forrester <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:jdforrester@gmail.com" target="_blank">jdforrester@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear Wikimedians,<br>
<br>
On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and<br>
evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to<br>
London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who<br>
also put forward a solid effort.<br>
<br>
We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward<br>
proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the<br>
Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid<br>
for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget<br>
and lower-cost options for attendees.<br>
<br>
The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core<br>
budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding<br>
ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.<br>
<br>
We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep<br>
aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit<br>
of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited<br>
resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting<br>
out clearer guidelines on these principles.<br>
<br>
The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time<br>
investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions<br>
and hard work.<br>
<br>
Yours,<br>
<br>
James Forrester<br>
Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury<br>
For the Wikimania 2014 Jury<br>
--<br>
James D. Forrester<br>
<a href="mailto:jdforrester@gmail.com" target="_blank">jdforrester@gmail.com</a><br>
[[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal capacity)<br>
<br>
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