[Wikimedia-l] Who will host Wikimedia Conference 2014? Bidding process is open!

[Jon Davies]

Can we have it in that place that hosts Groundhog day?

Didn't we have all these discussions last year?

Is this a wiki tradition nobody told me about?

Jon


On 18 September 2013 14:31, Ilario Valdelli <valdelli at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree.
>
> The work behind the organization is more than organizing a wiki-meeting to
> drink a beer.
>
> People have to consider the costs for travel, the booking of tickets and
> the accommodation plus visas.
>
> Yes, six months is a convenient timeline to start working on.
>
> regards
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Andrea Zanni <zanni.andrea84 at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Cristian Consonni
> > <kikkocristian at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> > > 2013/9/18 Balázs Viczián <balazs.viczian at wikimedia.hu>:
> > > > The thing is that you should start building from the bottom, not from
> > the
> > > > top. A venue can be secured as late as 3 months before the event to
> > give
> > > > everyone enough time to plan and get cheap tickets (and I mean first
> > > > minute, not last minute). Most airline and international train
> tickets
> > > are
> > > > the cheapest if you buy them ~3 months in advance. Not much later,
> nor
> > > > earlier, because both are being "penalized" by higher fees. We can
> find
> > > out
> > > > where to have the event as late as early January
> > >
> > > May I point out that if you want to be able to book tickets 3 months
> > > before <event:date> you should start working on <event> at the very
> > > least six month in advance. How can you tell the destination of your
> > > booking if you don't know where the event is going to be held?
> > >
> > > From WM-IT's experience with WMConf 2013 (which we are discussing to
> > > replicate) you have to start organizing it in November, no later.
> > >
> > > Cristian
> >
> >
> > Plus, you're forgetting visas.
> >
> > Aubrey
> >
> >
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