[Foundation-l] wikimedia conference, round two

[Erik Moeller]

Elisabeth-
> It was hard (and very sad :-(, for my part) to sort out the Eastern
> European cities, main reasons for this decision were that there are not
> enough local people to help and the difficult travel situation for
> people from overseas even when the offers looked very beautiful.

There should be no reason for sadness. The criteria you listed are very  
important for what is to be a world-wide meetup. However, given that the  
Romanian Wikipedia in particular has put a lot of effort into this, I  
think they would be a prime candidate for a "Wikimedia Eastern Europe"  
meetup. Wikimedia meetups can be organized on all levels, from the very  
global to the very local. As Meta becomes a more visible place in the  
Wikimedia community, I'm sure we will see this multi-level approach  
develop further.

Regards,

Erik