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

[Craig Franklin]

Hi,

A few people asked me with varying degrees of seriousness about this in
Hong Kong, so I'll just put this out there and say that Wikimedia Australia
will not be in a position to host this event in 2014.

Regards,
Craig Franklin
President - Wikimedia Australia


On 16 September 2013 22:11, Nicole Ebber <nicole.ebber at wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear Wikimedia friends,
>
> following up on the emails Asaf and I sent a few weeks ago, I have now
> drafted the bidding process to decide upon the location for next
> year’s Wikimedia Conference. This event will not only host the annual
> Chapters’/Affiliates’ conference, but also the WMF board, FDC and
> AffCom meetings and is meant to take place in April 2014 (tbc).
>
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Future_of_the_Wikimedia_Conference#Bidding_process_for_hosting_the_next_Wikimedia_Conference
>
> == LOCATION COMMITTEE ==
> I would like to see a small location committee (3 representatives of
> affiliates, 1 AffCom and 1 WMF) to decide about the hosting chapter.
> Asaf and Bence already agreed upon joining the committee, and it would
> be nice to see someone from WMIT there, as they have the freshest
> experience. So if you have severe experience with conference
> organisation, please consider joining the committee now!
>
> == WANNA HOST WMCON 2014? ==
> All chapters who are interested in organising the conference in 2014
> are invited to place a short bid on Meta. The bids should be made
> until 30 September, a decision should be available before 15 October.
> The winning organisation will be responsible for all the logistics, as
> in: venue, catering, travel and visa arrangements, accommodation,
> technical equipment, social events, communication with and support for
> the participants, coordination with the programme committee and the
> facilitators.
>
> I hope that if we can take the logistics and location for granted,
> this will help us focus on the content and sustainability of the
> event. I have written more about the programme part on Meta.
>
> Thanks to Asaf and Bence for giving their valuable input to the set-up
> of this process. Since WMDE has kind of a traditional interest in
> having a good conference, I am happy to take a leading role in
> organising this process. Any help is highly appreciated! I am looking
> forward to an exciting Wikimedia Conference 2014. \o/
>
> Nicole
>
>
> --
> Nicole Ebber
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>
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