[Foundation-l] Taipei chosen to host Wikimania 2007

[valdelli at bluemail.ch]

Good news,
considering that all is paid by sponsorship (Halls and rooms, 
accomodations, catering) I think that these strong opportunities 
could offer to the wikipedians the incentive to make a long journey 
in a pleasant town.

In any case I don't understand if only 450 beds are paid for 
sponsorship or if the sponsors will pay all 889 beds (http://meta.
wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2007/Taipei#Accommodation) because a 
room in a Grand Hotel is expensive.

Regards

Ilario


----Messaggio originale----
Da: walter at vankalken.net
Data: 25.09.06 2.21
A: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"<foundation-l at wikimedia.org>
Oggetto: Re: [Foundation-l] Taipei chosen to host Wikimania 2007

Yes finally a wikimania in my neighbourhood. It was a shame 
Singapore 
fell out earlier though

Waerth

>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.
>