[Foundation-l] Taipei chosen to host Wikimania 2007

[oscar]

it would certainly be madness to have procedures that would ask people to do
an excellent job twice, let alone many times over.

the questions raised here seem to me:
*how can we make such fortunate results not disappear down the drain?
*would the torino-sponsors be willing to do the same for 2008?
*how long can we afford to wait with this without spoiling the opportunity?

even if the choice of a city hosting wikimania needs to be made sooner and
sooner in years to come (we may want to set a limit in "booking" here, say,
3 years?), the bids themselves should always be judged on their own merits
first of all, the geographical location being important too, yet coming
second in line as a criteria imho.

it may be wise to agree upon this: that a bid which doesn't make it for one
year, may run once more and make it the year after. such a prospect, when
communicated in advance, could prevent serious disappointment for some of
our potential sponsors (they would feel less "turned down" because there is
always a second chance). also it would be good to discuss and know this at
an early stage: if, from a sponsors point of view, a bid is valid for one
calendar-year only, or perhaps also for the next, in case a city isn't
elected.

oscar

On 9/28/06, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
>
> Not that it is up to me, nor should it be, but I intend to be a strong
> personal supporter of Turin for 2008, and encourage the concept that we
> should settle this fairly soon.
>
> Gianluigi Gamba wrote:
> > I congratulate with Taipei team and I'm sure they'll organize a
> memorable
> > event.
> >
> > As a member of the Turin bidding team, let me voice a choral "too bad".
> > We had a sort of incredible "astral conjunction" of sponsors *really
> eager*
> > to have the Wikimania event, the enthusiasm of the whole community, the
> > honeymoon with the media and the commitment of many people from national
> > (and not only) institutions.
> > I wonder if such combination will return in a future. I hope so.
> >
> > A prayer to the future jury: that's not been this year's case, but
> should
> > geographic and linguistic criteria be essential in choosing the future
> > locations, please say it in advance, before people start making
> contacts,
> > put their faces off and spend words.
> >
> > Good luck Taipei, and good job.
> >
> > G. (aka Paginazero)
> >
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