On 8/16/05, Dan Grey dangrey@gmail.com did some really good work:
Hi Dan, thanks a million for doing all this. On Manchester venues, have you had a look at the University of Manchester? http://www.conference.manchester.ac.uk/meetingmanchester/meetingandaccommoda... I haven't seen the Reynolds building in their list. And have you seen Arwel Parry's list of suggestions on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:UK_Wikipedians%27_notice_board#W... ? Some interestign ideas - although on a different scale. Also, if we're worried about leaving it too late, maybe the best thing to do is to find our best option early and then provisionally book it, in advance of the wikimania committee decision? And finally, the Wikimania conference itself was over three days but there was a whole hacking convention and minor meetings beforehand so we might be looking at a Wikimedia presence needing to be facilitated on-site (or nearby) for a week or so. Maybe James F (who was on staff) could fill us in on some relevant details?
Cormac