If we go with a Toronto bid, lets try and make it as fresh as possible. The
2009 bid was basically just the 2006 one, written up better, with some
endorsements. I'm not saying any of the previous bid was bad, just that we
shouldn't just copy-paste and reword.
Key things:
- How many of us have been to a Wikimania? Other bid teams have members
with practical experience in this area, and I think that helps. Wikimania is
just a schedule, some interesting episodes of Wikipedia Weekly, and some
random photos to me, since I've never made it to one. The insight that
someone could deliver to our bid, had they attended a prior year's event,
would be invaluable.
- I agree manpower and helpers is essential... we could have a brilliant
facility, schedule, budget, but if it only looks good on paper... [er...
screen I guess.]
- Budget details: we need someone that can crunch numbers this time, for
either bid. I seem to remember in 2008 or 2009 being asked for a detailed
budget. At least one other team had a tour-de-force, namely the eventual
winner, Buenos Aires. Their gaant chart, viewable on their bid page, was
only a fraction of the planning material that I saw, and was humbled by.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/Bids/Buenos_Aires#Budget
Nick/Zanimum
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2006/Toronto
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2008/Toronto
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/Toronto
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 11:00 PM, Casey Brown <lists(a)caseybrown.org> wrote:
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 10:53 PM, Andrew Leung
<andrewcleung(a)hotmail.com>
wrote:
In my opinion, it's easier to work on
Toronto's bid since it was one of
the
final 4 shortlisted submission, which
demonstrated that the bid is of
good
quality.
...but the same bid has been attempted like three times, hasn't it?
Perhaps it would be a good idea to try something new? Look at all the
work already done on the Montreal bid. The main issues with the
Toronto bids, from what I recall, have been manpower and interested
helpers. These are things that the Montreal bid has so far. :-)
--
Casey Brown
Cbrown1023
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