[Foundation-l] A question for the Wikimania jury

[Dan Rosenthal]

And from that context, it's clear to me that  "numerous advantages,  
among those....a new continent" means that the jury is and has never  
really been concerned with cost or access, nor that they listened to  
complaints after the Alexandria and Taipei bids that it is ridiculous  
to give distance from last wikimania/new continent anywhere near the  
same consideration as other issues.
On Mar 30, 2008, at 10:14 PM, Brianna Laugher wrote:

> On 31/03/2008, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Does the phrase "easily accessible" mean wheelchairs, etc., or does  
>> it
>> mean "close to Europe and North America"?
>
> Paragraph from Phoebe's email:
>
>>>>
> As in previous years, the relative accessibility of locations was
> extensively discussed. The jury believes that it's important for
> Wikimania to be accessible to as wide an audience as possible,
> particularly to members of the Wikimedia community; the relatively
> high cost of travel to South America from Europe and North America was
> one of the most significant drawbacks we identified in the Buenos
> Aires bid—especially coming on the heels of Taipei and Alexandria.
> Having said that, the jury believes that the Buenos Aires bid overcame
> this drawback with its numerous advantages, among those the
> opportunity to hold the conference in a Spanish-speaking locale, on a
> new continent.  We hope to receive strong bids from easily accessible
> locations for 2010.
> <<<
>
> In this context it's clear to me that "easily accessible" means "close
> to Europe/north America".
>
> Brianna
>
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