[Foundation-l] Re: Wikimania 2006: City applications , a cheerful note

Wed Sep 7 21:11:03 UTC 2005

On 9/7/05, Delphine Ménard <notafishz at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/7/05, Cormac Lawler <cormaggio at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > ie. do something ;)  (Hey, I'm workin' on it...)
> 
> Was I that obvious? Lol, I was worried that people would let
> themselves be put off by minor problems. We have a month to build this
> together and overcome difficulties.
> 
> > No, but really, thanks for that Delphine. By the way, is the budget
> > available for Wikimania 2005 - just to give a sense of what priceline
> > we're thinking of, how much sponsorship you got etc..?
> 
> The forecast budget was of 100K euros, including payment for
> accomodation for 200 people, food for 300 people. The final budget, on
> which I am still working, was covered in part by people's
> particpation, in part by sponsorships. (30 000 euros from Gurunet,
> 5000 USD by Social Text, 2500 euros by Doccheck, 1000 Euros by Sun for
> he party). The final budget will be less than 100K euros, but this is
> an acceptable figure.
> 
> This said, I don't think we should start comparing what prices were
> what etc. For all you know next year there's going to be 500 of us, or
> 100, you can't really take this figure as a comparative one.
> 
> We're going to be working to find the necessary sponsorship if the
> location suits our needs. It should also be much easier next year than
> it has been this year to raise awareness and get sponsors for
> Wikimania. We're growing bigger ;-). The sponsors this year seem to
> have liked what we did and the press coverage was great, which allows
> for a greater potential. Don't let yourself be  put off by figures,
> try to find the best location ever ;-).
> 
> Delphine
> --
> ~notafish

Thanks Delphine. Any chance you could give a general breakdown on how
much accommodation and conference rooms were? I know it's all
changeable and sponsorship will help, but just to know what's ok and
what's ridiculous..

Cormac