[Wikimedia-l] Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2014: London

[Katie Chan]

Congratulations to everyone who's been involved with the London bid.

Looking forward to seeing many of you in London next year!


On 1 May 2013 18:10, James Forrester <jdforrester at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and
> evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to
> London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who
> also put forward a solid effort.
>
> We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward
> proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the
> Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid
> for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget
> and lower-cost options for attendees.
>
> The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core
> budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding
> ways to reduce the cost for community attendees.
>
> We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep
> aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit
> of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited
> resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting
> out clearer guidelines on these principles.
>
> The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time
> investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions
> and hard work.
>
> Yours,
>
> James Forrester
> Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury
> For the Wikimania 2014 Jury
> --
> James D. Forrester
> jdforrester at gmail.com
> [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal
> capacity)
>
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