[Foundation-l] A Wikimania for everyone?

[effe iets anders]

Yes, especially in Europe there are many initiatives like this. I
recall Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, France, Italy, Poland
(Sweden?, Russia?), Israel and Serbia, but also in Atlanta there was
an initiative (not sure of the status).

It all depends on how enthousiastic people are, and how much time they
are willing to invest. And it will most likely not be similar to
Wikimania, but if you include "outsiders" it is very well possible to
target up to 150, 200 even in the Netherlands. Generally these
conferences are one or two days, but I heard about events (in Poland
for example) of three days too.

Mvg, Lodewijk

2008/3/31, Ray Saintonge <saintonge op telus.net>:
> Geoffrey Plourde wrote:
>  > What if we had multiple events. For example;
>  >
>  > Wikimania: The World Wikimedia Conference
>  > Wikiconferences:The Chapter Convention
>  >
>  > thoughts?
>
> This is already happening in some countries, but it really depends on
>  people on site to get things organized.  Granted it's easier for a small
>  countries like Serbia or the Netherlands where no-one really has to
>  travel very far.
>
>  For now there is an understanding that Wikimania takes place in July or
>  August, so that leaves plenty of calender for everyone else.  It's
>  conceivable that Wikimania could take place at another time of year to
>  take advantage of lower off-peak travel costs, but others might find
>  this an impossible time of year for distant travel.  Regional or local
>  conferences don't require long travel time, and can easily be run on a
>  long weekend.
>
>  Ec
>
>
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