[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

[Jon Davies]

Perhaps next year in sunny Goa?  Dates?


On 13 October 2013 12:05, Steven Zhang <cro0016 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bulk of the chapters are in Europe, so it's generally seen as cheaper for
> most chapters, and more convenient for them. I agree with your sentiment.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On 13 Oct 2013, at 7:06 pm, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
> srik.ramk at wikimedia.in> wrote:
> >
> > As one of the team for the India bid, I must say I'm a bit disappointed
> in
> > this decision. It seems like this event will never leave Europe.
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Congratulations - Berlin is one amazing city. Some great bids were
> placed,
> >> too.
> >>
> >> Looking forward to it!
> >>
> >> -Sarah
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Ivan Martínez <galaver at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thanks to all the team involved in the bidding and decision. We will
> >> have a
> >>> very nice conference in Berlin.
> >>>
> >>> Regards.
> >>> El oct 12, 2013 8:31 a.m., "Bence Damokos" <bdamokos at gmail.com>
> >> escribió:
> >>>
> >>>> Dear all,
> >>>>
> >>>> Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we
> >>>> announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the
> >> location
> >>>> for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference.
> >>>>
> >>>> We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and
> Sweden.
> >>> In
> >>>> selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the
> >>>> experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for
> >>>> attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities and
> >>> room
> >>>> configuration of the proposed venues.
> >>>>
> >>>> Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having the
> >>>> conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the
> >> compact
> >>>> solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or
> >>> staying
> >>>> at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides –
> >> by a
> >>>> small margin – the best combination of price, distance and experience
> >>> this
> >>>> year.
> >>>>
> >>>> We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their time
> >> and
> >>>> effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year, they
> >>> can
> >>>> make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that will
> >>>> further the Wikimedia mission.
> >>>>
> >>>> In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for
> >>> placing
> >>>> their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting
> >>>> experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia organisations
> >>> keep
> >>>> the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a number
> >> of
> >>>> potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the bidders
> >>> and
> >>>> other interested parties to provide their own feedback.
> >>>>
> >>>> Best regards,
> >>>>
> >>>> Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar
> >>>> Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli
> >>>> Wikimedia Conference 2014 Location Committee
> >>>>
> >>>> [1]
> >>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2014/Bids/Learnings
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> >>
> >> --
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> >
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