[Wikimania-l] What to do about 2012, and the future

[Thomas Dalton]

On 19 January 2011 14:48, theo10011 <de10011 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Also, about what Dalton said above, about hiring a single event
> planner/manager in the chapter, I think it's still far from being able to
> manage a Wikimania style event professionally. Unless they are experienced
> with International event planning, its still going to be a very large task
> for any single chapter.

A professional working full-time would be equivalent to several
amatuers working in their spare time. There would still be a need for
a team of volunteers, but they could concentrate on things like the
programme, while the event manager does a lot of the routine stuff.