[Foundation-l] Wikimania 2008 will happen, in Alexandria, Egypt

[Thomas Dalton]

On 14/10/2007, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
> Jason Safoutin wrote:
> > 4) Who are these people on the "jury"? I mean I know their names, but
> > who are they. Are they wealthy? Travel the world frequently? Seems like
> > it because in my opinion this place was picked because it was somewhere
> > they decided it would be nice to visit. More than half of all
> > wikimedians will likely NOT be able to afford the trip, in some cases
> > from literally on the other side of the globe. Might as well rob a bank
> > for the finances.
>
> Well, actually, no matter where we hold Wikimania in the future, a lot
> of people will find it a long way to travel.  Such is the nature of a
> global project.

Of course, but that's not a reason not to try and make it possible for
as many people as possible to come. There are different sizes of "a
lot".