[Foundation-l] [Wikimania 2009] Important notice!

[Newyorkbrad (Wikipedia)]

I certainly endorse the idea of making earlier selections of the
Wikimania sites to allow longer-term advance planning. On the other
hand, it may not make a lot of sense for people to start putting much
time into planning 2009 bids until the winner for 2008 is selected.
E.g., if Atlanta is selected for 2008, then probably no U.S. city
should bother putting in a bid for 2009, and so no one is going to
start planning (hypothetical example) New York 2009 until the 2008
location is announced, and so on. Does the schedule take this into
account?

Newyorkbrad

On 9/28/07, Cary Bass <cbass at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> This is a quick notice to remind all interested parties that the
> bidding for Wikimania 2009 (note, *not* next year, but just in under
> two years' time) will begin shortly after the conclusion of the
> Wikimania 2008 bid process, based on our experiences of the process
> this time around.
>
> We expect to finalize the bidding process by the end of the year 2007,
> and that the city to host Wikimania 2009 will ideally be chosen by 15
> December 2007 at the latest.
>
> Anyone who would be interested in hosting Wikimania in 2009 is
> strongly advised to start the process informally now so as to best
> prepare.
>
> The exact composition of the Jury will likely change, but the process
> will stay the same.
>
> ------
> Sincerely,
> -
>
> Cary Bass
> Volunteer Coordinator
> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
> Phone: 727.231.0101
> Fax: 727.258.0207
>
>
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