I think our target from the OII is to get discounted accommodation through its links to Balliol. I am not entirely sure how internal bookings of university venues like Exam Schools work, but my guess is that departments still have to pay the university for them, and that the rates aren’t substantially different from the commercial ones.

 

It’s very hard to know our chances of getting this or anything else at the moment. I imagine though that it will become pretty clear pretty quickly in the meeting, so ask me again in 8 days. As for how we improve our chances, I think we just have to present the case as compellingly as possible. I’m going to go through lists of past speeches to draw up a list of talks which may have had serious academic content of interest to those at the OII, and I’m very much open to suggestions of anything else I should be presenting them.

 

Tom

 

 

How can we improve them?

Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:59:40 +0100
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania Oxford 2010 Tasks + What is it OK to offer the OII in return at this stage

 

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