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

Thu May 2 07:49:43 UTC 2013

Congrats from WMHU and thanks for the mug! :)

Balázs

2013/5/2 Tonmoy Khan <tonmoy.du at gmail.com>

> Congratulations to WMUK & London! Wish all the success for Wikimania 2014.
>
> Cheers
> Tonmoy
> On May 2, 2013 4:07 AM, "Charles Gregory" <wmau.lists at chuq.net> wrote:
>
> > Congratulations WMUK and the London 2014 team!  Thanks also to the Arusha
> > bid - hopefully there will be another opportunity in the future!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Charles / User:Chuq
> >
> >
> > On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 6:30 AM, Markus Glaser <
> markus.glaser at wikimedia.de
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Congratulations, London and WMUK! Looking foward to a Wikimania in a
> city
> > > I already lived in ;) And my respect and many thanks to Arusha /
> > Tanzania.
> > > I would have loved to go to Africa this time and I really think the
> > > Movement should make some efforts to make something like this happen in
> > the
> > > future.
> > >
> > > Best, Markus
> > >
> > > Am 01.05.2013 22:22, schrieb Patricio Lorente:
> > >
> > >  Congratulations, London! See you there!
> > >>
> > >>                                 Patricio
> > >>
> > >> 2013/5/1 Dhaval S. Vyas <dsvyas at gmail.com>:
> > >>
> > >>> Congratulations UK! So happy with the news, after all wikimania is
> > >>> coming at
> > >>> our doorstep...
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 7:19 PM, Katie Chan <
> > katie.chan at wikimedia.org.uk>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> 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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> > >>>> --
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> > > Markus Glaser
> > > WCA Council Member (WMDE)
> > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
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