[Wikimediaau-l] Wikimania 2010?

[Alex G]

I was under the impression that WMA was going to put its weight behind
another city for 2010 (no objections, just sayin').

On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 9:53 AM, Craig Franklin <craig at halo-17.net> wrote:

>  I've just been contacted by one of our sponsors for Brisbane's Wikimania
> 2009 bid, wondering if and when we're thinking of beginning a bid.
> Obviously, it would be good if we could wait until Incorporation is
> finalised and we have a fully functional board, but I strongly feel that if
> we want to have a good chance, we should start now.
>
> Obviously, I'm eager to commence a bidding process for Brisbane again.
> Advantages of doing Brisbane, rather than some other Australian city:
>
> - We have the facilities and the size to cope with a conference of this
> size
> - We already have interested sponsors, so interested that they are
> contacting me about when we're going to get started!
> - Obviously, from the last bid, we have a base of contacts that we have
> built up.  If we start in any other city, these will have to be built up
> from scratch.
> - We already have a conference plan for '09 that can hopefully be adjusted
> somewhat to fit 2010, so we will not have to waste time going through the
> early stages of planning what will happen when.
> - Brisbane presents no real obstacles as far as accessability or size that
> other major east coast cities don't also provide.
>
> In summary, if there are no plans for another city in Australia to launch a
> bid, we can start a Brisbane bid *right now*.  The extra time between now
> and the judging will hopefully allow us to get a veritable horde of
> supporters, sponsors, and backers in.  If this hasn't been decided, we can
> hold off, as I think we agreed last time this came up that it would be no
> good for two competing Australian bids to be going on at the same time, but
> as above, I think that Brisbane is the clear choice at this point.  In
> addition, if there is a choice to be made, it needs to be made quickly,
> while our existing sponsors are still interested.  As with last time, I am
> very willing to coordinate and do the legwork on this.
>
> Regards,
> Craig Franklin
>
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