[Foundation-l] Taipei chosen to host Wikimania 2007

[James Hare]

I hope I get to go... it's not everyday a minor from the United States gets
to go to Taipei.

On 9/24/06, THD <theodoranian at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you all. As a main organizer of Taipei bidding team, I sincerely
> invite all Wikimedians to come to Taipei in 2007.
> Viva Wikimania!
>
> Titan Deng
> Theodoranian|虎兒
>
> 2006/9/25, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki at gmail.com>:
> >
> > The Wikimania jury has met and are pleased to announce that Wikimania
> > 2007 will be held in Taipei, Taiwan.  Taipei had the winning
> > combination of a dedicated and experienced bidding team, a great venue
> > with centralized accomodation and community areas, and strong
> > sponsorship opportunities. Taipei also provides the opportunity to
> > focus attention on the growing Asian language projects and the
> > international aspect of the Wikimedia Foundation, as well as learning
> > about other free knowledge efforts and projects in the region.
> >
> > This was a very difficult decision.  Every one of the shortlisted bids
> > this year were outstanding.  The Turin bid came in a close second; their
> > team made a great effort to procure two strong locations and extensive
> > government support, and gathered the Italian community together to
> > develop an outstanding bid.  Alexandria deserves recognition for
> > bringing the Egyptian and Arabic-language community into the spotlight,
> > and for finding a remarkable venue partner in the Library of Alexandria.
> > London also produced a very strong bid, with a great venue, focus on
> > educational outreach, the diversity of London, and the strong Wikimedia
> > UK team.
> >
> > Thank you to all of the bidders, including those who did not make
> > the shortlist, for your time and energy in developing these bids.
> > We hope this year's city teams will find ways to build on the contacts
> > and sponsors developed in the bid process for a 2008 bid or for hosting
> > a regional event.
> >
> > We strongly encourage all who bid this year, and those of you wondering
> > whether your city could have done the same, to consider preparing city
> > bids for Wikimania in 2008 or 2009. Unofficial bids for 2008 should be
> > started now, as the decision on that city will be made this winter
> > (more details on 2008's bid process coming soon; watch
> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2008/Bids
> > for updates).
> >
> > Now the work for the winners will begin, as they develop plans for the
> > conference next summer.  We encourage the entire community to support
> > Taipei over the coming year in producing an outstanding conference.
> >
> > With thanks,
> > The 2007 Wikimania bid jury
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