[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision

Mon Oct 14 15:52:28 UTC 2013

Hi nicole,

while I appreciate your dedication to this, I would suggest to fix the
*topics* rather than the whole schedule. The exact day & time for each
session is not important for planning the attendance, but postponing that
does leave a bit more flexibility to align for example with the board
availability and laying the focus on topics a bit more that are current.
Also, this is much easier :) Lets focus 5 or 6 big topics which can have 2
or 3 sessions each. Lets define desired outcomes for those topics.

Just a thought,

Lodewijk

2013/10/14 Nicole Ebber <nicole.ebber at wikimedia.de>

> 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]
> >> >>
> >>
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