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

[Balázs Viczián]

You;re still not getting my point so let me reword myself: I'm debating
wheter specifically this event (in its current form, as it seemingly lacks
general interest plus turns into a 'mini Wikimania') is the best way for
that what Jon says; no argument against wheter it is necessary or not.

Small, dedicated workshops are usually have more success and value than
such general conferences. Also, I saw many arguments that these
unscheduled, here-and-there advertised thematic meetups (paralel to the
main body of the conference) were more useful and fruitful than the main
body. A lot of guys holding 'important' positions are usually missing the
main body of the event at all due to these. Then why to stick to a
conference? Set up workshops: you may put them paralell if you want for
cost effectiveness. (for example 3 days, 6 workshops in two streams)

Balazs


2013/9/20 Craig Franklin <cfranklin at halonetwork.net>

> 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
> > International Affairs
> >
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> >
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