I find the idea of holding Wikimania in sub-Saharan Africa quite exciting. It would potentially be a very different sort of event, and it would have the chance to leave a lasting legacy. Speaking of South Africa, though, is it unfair of me to say to that the country has a reputation for lawlessness and violent crime? Is this something the powers that be will take into consideration?
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On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 12:05 AM, Florence Devouard fdevouard@gmail.com wrote:
Oh. Good point !
The term "interest" referred to Wikimedia South Africa, which expressed interest into etc.
During Wikimania, various groups were approached by us (by Ellie). And other groups approached us. To express their interest in holding Wikimania in the future.
For example, on Sunday evening, at Pizzeria 51, a few minutes before the sky decided to fall on our heads, I was told Bangkok was interested for 2020 !
Florence
Le 08/07/16 à 21:50, Lodewijk a écrit :
Thanks for the clarification, Florence. If I may ask another: the 'interest' expressed, does that refer to interest expressed by South-African Wikimedians, or by the Committee?
Best, Lodewijk
2016-07-08 21:38 GMT+02:00 Florence Devouard <fdevouard@gmail.com mailto:fdevouard@gmail.com>:
Le 08/07/16 à 16:01, Chris Keating a écrit : Hoi, I was interested to read the minutes of the most recent Wikimania Committee meeting, which decided that Wikimania will be held annually from now on, and that it will be in sub-Saharan Africa(effectively meaning South Africa) in 2018.
Pointing out that the minutes do not say that it will be in sub-Saharan Africa. It says "The CfP should identify the priority given for that year to Sub-Saharan Africa, noting that there is expressed interest in hosting in the Republic of South Africa. " The difference is subtle, but there is a difference. The committee actually drafted an official announcement, which was supposed to be published quickly after the committee minutes. But we have been asked to refrain from publishing our announcement until after the WMF has been consulted on the matter. I am happy to disclose the sentence currently drafted for our (not yet published) announcement, which is "Considering this, the Committee has a mild preference for Sub-Saharan Africa for 2018, but is of course willing to look at proposals for hosting Wikimania 2018 in other locations. " Florencehttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee/Minutes/2016-06-26
Interestingly, I couldn't see any sign of the Committee's decision being informed by the WMF's consultation on the future of Wikimania, or anyone from the WMF's community engagement department being present. I have to say I'm a bit confused, not least about who actually makes the decision about how frequently Wikimania happens. Is anyone able to shed any more light on this? Thanks, Chris _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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