Dear Wikimedians,
On the recommendation of the Wikimania 2016 selection Jury Committee, we have accepted the
proposal from the Esino Lario Italy team. The Wikimania Esino Lario team is composed
mainly of volunteers. It is promoted by Wikimedia Italia and Wikimedia CH in partnership
with Esino Lario city council, Ecomuseo delle Grigne, Pro Loco Esino Lario, Parco
Regionale della Grigna Settentionale and the Esino Lario local associations and community.
nThe proposal will be further vetted by the WMF staff in the coming months, after which
time we hope to confirm the award. Please join us in congratulating Wikimania Esino
Lario!
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids/Esino_Lario
We would also like to thank the team from Manila, Philippines for their efforts in putting
together excellent proposal. As a volunteer-led movement, it is hugely encouraging to
have so many who want to support Wikimania. The bidding process requires a substantial
time investment, and we are most grateful for every team’s hard work.
For those of you who are considering hosting in future years, we expect to issue the
Request for Proposals for 2017 in September.
Sincerely,
Ellie Young, WMF Conference Coordinator
On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee