I like the idea of distance as measure to choose
the next location, but
that should also be coupled with a timezone factor +- 6 hours at a minimum
as well...
Wikimania still needs a local group to volunteers who understand the
local language and customs, it needs their enthusiasm and energy to keep it
on the front burner locally
On 5 October 2015 at 16:33, WereSpielChequers <
werespielchequers(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I agree that we should make rotation explicit, but that doesn't need to
be done by region. We could achieve the same by requiring each bid to be a
long haul flight from the previous one, and a medium haul flight from the
one before. Under the region proposal we could have Amman in Asia, Cairo in
Africa and Athens in Europe all within four years. Or El Paso, Texas one
year and_Juarez, Chihuahua the next.
I suggest that instead we make the rotation explicit by distance, 4000
miles from the preceding venue, 3,000 miles from the one before that, 2,000
from the one three years prior and 1000 from the one four years earlier. We
should also have a rule that prioritises countries that welcome such events
with a more open visa policy.
Also if the Foundation wants to get better value for money, the venues
could be determined through a commercial evaluation looking for the best
value locations in the world regardless of whether or not there are locally
organised wikimedians. Then get the programme determined by global
volunteers. It wouldn't be too much of a burden on scholarship attendees if
they got an email with their flight details asking them to volunteer to
moderate or video a session.
Jonathan
On 4 Oct 2015, at 21:57, Ralf Roletschek <ralf(a)roletschek.de> wrote:
Yes, thats right. +1
2015-10-04 22:55 GMT+02:00 Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki(a)gmail.com>om>:
What I like about the explicit rotation:
* more transparency, the rotation is no longer an unwritten rule;
* more time (2 years) to make Wikimania great, less volunteer time
spent on (concurring) bids;
* more concreteness and (hopefully) cooperation in the selection stage,
less "let's beat continent X";
* more pragmatism, recognising we can't always flight the biggest
groups of people in the farthest places.
Nemo
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