[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

Mon Oct 14 12:36:36 UTC 2013

Thanks a lot! And not only thanks for the decision but also for all
the work the location committee has done in the decision making
process and for the learnings they provided.

We are looking forward to welcoming the international Wikimedia crowd
in Berlin next spring. Our event team will now further negotiate with
the venues and take care of the logistics.

Before chapters/affiliations can decide whom to send to Berlin, they
need to know which topics will be discussed. This means that we all
must fix the programme together before the end of the year. There is
an open call for a programme team on Meta, more support and input is
highly appreciated.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2014/Programme_team

All the best,
Nicole

On 14 October 2013 09:46, Jon Davies <jon.davies at wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
> 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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