[Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2011 announcement

[Ting Chen]

Hey, this is really great. Congratulations Haifa and see you there.

Ting

phoebe ayers wrote:
> 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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