[Foundation-l] Re: Wikimania 2006 - host city contest to open onSeptember 1st 20

Tue Aug 16 15:31:59 UTC 2005

On 8/16/05, Dan Grey <dangrey at gmail.com> wrote:
> Perhaps you could also answer me something else, Delphine: Who is
> going to organise Wikimania 2006?

That's a very good question indeed. 

Most of the organization team of this year is ready to build up on the
experience acquired and sign up for next year again . This said, I
believe that the choice in city is crucial to who will get involved
and how. There is only so much one can do not being "on the spot", or
"not speaking the language" etc. It would also be a shame to start
afresh and re-invent the wheel, as we say in French, not taking
advantage of lessons learned.

Organising a conference, some of us learned, means deadlines, full
dedication and basically is a full-time job in the weeks preceding the
conference, we'll need people ready to give at least that to build a
winning organisation team.

Best,

Delphine

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~notafish