[Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 Awarded to Washington, DC

[Newyorkbrad]

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 8:34 PM, James Owen <jowen at wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> The Wikimania jury are pleased to announce that they have selected
> Washington, D.C., USA as the location for Wikimania 2012[0]. The DC team
> presented an imaginative and exciting bid[1] that the jurors found
> impressive. As before, all the bids to host Wikimania had strong points in
> their favour and making this decision was difficult. We will send detailed
> feedback to each of the bids, but for now we know the winning team will
> appreciate the community's support and help in making a great Wikimania in
> 2012. The jury particularly thanks the other finalist in the process, the
> South African team[2] for their excellent work, and encourages them to bid
> again in the near future.
>
> If you have never been to a Wikimania before I would urge you to consider
> attending. This year the conference will be in Haifa, Israel[3], and
> promises to be an excellent event. Wikimania is always a great way to meet
> members of our global community and help improve the movement, and
> Washington DC looks to be a worthy successor.
>
> Our congratulations to the Washington DC team and many thanks to all of the
> bidders for working so hard. I encourage all bidders to use the fantastic
> energy they have put into their bids by hosting smaller continental or
> regional events, and considering another bid for Wikimania in the future.
>
> The jury welcomes looks forward to discussing the result and the Wikimania
> process with the community.
>
> [0] Jury, process&  timeline:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2012
> [1] DC bid:
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2012/Bids/Washington,_D.C.
> [2] SA bid:
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2012/Bids/Stellenbosch
> [3] Wikimania 2011:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2011
>
> Yours,
>
> The Wikimania 2012 jury moderators [non-voting]
> * James Forrester
> * Joseph Seddon
>

Congratulations to the DC bid team from me and from the New York City
Chapter.

Newyorkbrad
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