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

Tue Aug 16 17:50:44 UTC 2005

On 16/08/05, Delphine Ménard <notafishz at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.

Here in the UK we would be prepared to book venues, accommodation and
arrange any transport needed - for everything else I would be very
happy to see the same people as last time organise it for exactly the
reasons you give.

Dan