[Wikimediaau-l] Wikimania 2010?

Sat May 17 05:24:00 UTC 2008

I would like to point out that the costs for Sydney and Melbourne on Qantas are so low right now only because they have a special promotion on.  To quote from their website:

"Seats are on sale until midnight Sunday 8 June 2008 (AEST) unless sold out before.  These one way specials are valid for travel only on Sunday 8 June 2008.  Hurry, seats are limited".

When I punch in a request for a flight today, Brisbane comes up as $374, and Sydney as $391.  Flights on Virgin appear comparable.  I would imagine that come 2010, prices will still be comparable.  You might also get lucky and get a discount on a flight to Brisbane!

Regards,
Craig F.

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Craig Franklin
PO Box 1093
Toombul, Q, 4012
Australia
http://www.halo-17.net - Australia's Favourite Source of Indie Music, Art, and Culture.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gnangarra 
  To: Wikimedia-au 
  Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 2:44 PM
  Subject: [personal] Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Wikimania 2010?

  From a West Australian POV the cost of attending a Brisbane Wikimania is about the same  as attending an event in SE Asia. 

  basic flight cost today Per to .... return plus accom
  Brisbane  $710
  Syd         $450
  Mel         $320 
  Adl          $400

  Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Jakarta, Bali all have 7 day inc accom between 800-1200, even less for a 4 day trip.

  The same issues apply to Perth in reverse, also a greater proportion of WM-au people are in Syd, Mel 

  All major cities and most regioanl centres have the facilities for a Wikimania type event not just Brisbane the only difference is that Brisbane people had already made official contact in relation 2009.

  Under the circumstances I wouldnt be supportive a Brisbane bid..

  Gn.

  2008/5/17 Peter Halasz <qubero at gmail.com>:

    Unless there's some particular opposition, or current attempt at a bid by another Australian city, I support the Brisbane bid. 

    If the judges don't know where it is, they can look it up on Wikipedia.

    Peter H.

    On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Craig Franklin <craig at halo-17.net> wrote:

      I'm not sure, but I'll send a few exploratory emails and see if there's much
      interest.

      As many of our big sponsors are located in SE Queensland (ie: Brisbane City
      Council, University of Queensland), I suspect they will not be all that
      interested in sponsoring and supporting an event outside of Brisbane or SE
      Queensland (we may be able to get away with Gold Coast, which is a large
      city in its own right, and within easy driving range of Brisbane itself, but
      it's not all that accessible from Europe/North America, despite having its
      own International Airport).

      Basically, what I was getting at, is that if we really want to have a decent
      chance of success, we need to begin doing this *now*, rather than waiting
      until a month before the deadline.

      With regard to the "Brisbane, where's that?" comment, I imagine that the Bid
      Evaluation team will be aware enough of the location of the city,
      particularly from us having bid before, that this will not be a problem.
      Brisbane has pretty much all of the advantages of Sydney and Melbourne
      (accessible, cosmopolitan), along with its own distinct advantages (good
      climate, proximity to tourist attractions, low costs).  Also, in all my
      years interacting with foreigners both on and offline, nobody has had any
      trouble with recognising Brisbane as a city in Australia.  I don't think
      that geographic obscurity is going to be that much of a problem, and it may
      even be an advantage, with Brisbane being seen as a more "exotic" location
      than Sydney or the usual "world city" suspects.

      Regards,
      Craig F.

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      Craig Franklin
      PO Box 1093
      Toombul, Q, 4012
      Australia
      http://www.halo-17.net - Australia's Favourite Source of Indie Music, Art,
      and Culture.

      ----- Original Message -----
      From: "Angela" <beesley at gmail.com>
      To: "Wikimedia-au" <wikimediaau-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
      Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:48 AM
      Subject: [personal] Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Wikimania 2010?

      > 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.
      >
      > Do you think they would also be happy to sponsor a small event? It
      > would be useful to have a WMAU conference before holding something
      > bigger like Wikimania.
      >
      > Angela
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