[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

Mon Oct 14 13:36:48 UTC 2013

I still think that Berlin is a suitable location out of the bids, and given their experience, am sure they'll do a great job. I look forward to it.

Steve

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> On 14 Oct 2013, at 6:46 pm, 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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