Congratulation, Haifa team!
It was both tough and fulfilling to have more than one great bid to choose from, and I have to tell the other bidding teams not to be down; consider you have now more experience for the next time.
I'd like to thank Phoebe for putting up with us, and all the advisors and moderators.
Mazel tov!
Mariano Cecowski.
--- El mar 11-may-10, phoebe ayers phoebe.wiki@gmail.com escribió:
De: phoebe ayers phoebe.wiki@gmail.com Asunto: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2011 announcement Para: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org, "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Fecha: martes, 11 de mayo de 2010, 15:50 Dear all,
(I am really happy to send a message on a completely new topic :) )
The Wikimania jury has selected Haifa, Israel as the location for Wikimania 2011. The Haifa team presented a compelling, detailed bid[1] that the Wikimania jurors were very impressed by. As usual, all of the Wikimania bids had good points, and it was a very difficult decision. Detailed feedback will be sent to all bids. Public discussion of the bids and the Wikimania process is also welcome, and we know the winning team will appreciate the community's support and help in making a great Wikimania.
We also apologize for the lateness of this announcement. We invested a lot of time in careful consideration of all points. I am happy to answer questions about the process.
Congratulations to the Haifa team and many thanks to all of the bidders for working so hard. I personally encourage all bidders to use the energy that has been put into these bids by hosting smaller regional events, and considering another bid for Wikimania in the future.
Phoebe Ayers James Forrester Cary Bass Jury moderators (non-voting)
On behalf of the Wikimania jury: Mariano Cecowski Austin Hair Benjamin Mako Hill Teemu Leinonen Delphine Menard James Owen Joseph Seddon Stu West
[1] Bid: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2011/Bids/Haifa [2] jury, process & timeline: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2011
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