I like the idea of 2015 being Boston and 2016 being Portland/Seattle. That would allow enough time for say a 2017 conference in Pittsburgh, DC, California or Chicago. One day there should be a bidding process, but that day is not today. --Tom On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I think Boston / New England would do a great job, and they seem positive on > the idea. > > We could theoretically do it in NYC again, but I think we'd be happier to > see a new city/region take the helm. > > Thanks, > Pharos > > > On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 10:37 AM, Lane Rasberry <lane(a)bluerasberry.com> > wrote: >> >> I would never ask anyone to host a conference but if someone speaks up and >> wants to host it then I would support them. I know of no one who right now >> is completely eager to host the next conference. >> >> If no one else volunteers, then because a conference has been hosted >> annually for the past 4-5 years in New York, then I might expect that New >> York would do something again next year. >> >> yours, >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 8:01 AM, >> <wikimediaus-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: >>> >>> Send Wikimediaus-l mailing list submissions to >>> wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaus-l >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>> wikimediaus-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> >>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>> wikimediaus-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>> than "Re: Contents of Wikimediaus-l digest..." >>> >>> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. WikiConference USA, 2015 (Kevin Rutherford) >>> 2. Re: WikiConference USA, 2015 (Pine W) >>> 3. Re: WikiConference USA, 2015 (Jeremy Baron) >>> 4. Re: WikiConference USA, 2015 (Pine W) >>> 5. Re: WikiConference USA, 2015 (Jeremy Baron) >>> 6. Re: WikiConference USA, 2015 (Kevin Rutherford) >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 01:05:39 -0400 >>> From: "Kevin Rutherford" <Ktr101(a)hotmail.com> >>> To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States >>> \(WALRUS\)" <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >>> Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] WikiConference USA, 2015 >>> Message-ID: <BAY173-DS219F754B5FCABD7452E4E5920E0(a)phx.gbl> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >>> >>> Hello Fellow Wikimedians, >>> >>> Although WikiConference USA is right behind us, it is time to start >>> looking towards who will host the conference next year. Hosting the >>> conference in Boston is one such possibility, but I was wondering if any >>> other groups would be interested, since it would be nice to move the >>> conference out of the Northeast and possibly have it in other regions of the >>> United States in the coming years. >>> >>> I would love to hear what everyone else thinks about this though, >>> especially since it would be nice to have everyone on the same page. >>> >>> Kevin Rutherford >>>