[Foundation-l] The Wikimania of my dreams

Sat Aug 16 20:30:28 UTC 2008

Andrew Whitworth wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Milos Rancic <millosh at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> It is good to have a central Wikimania, which should move from place to place.
>>
>> "Major" Wikimanias may be at more or less constant places (Frankfurt,
>> San Francisco, New York/Boston etc.). And this, indeed, requires
>> serious preparing.
>>
>> But, it is always possible to make "small" Wikimanias, "auxiliary
>> ones", which should be a significant local event connected to the
>> global one. So, even the next Wikimania may try with a couple of such
>> localized events.
>>     
>
> A tiered distribution scheme like this is fine, so long as we make it
> clear that they are all connected and that all of them form a single
> "official" wikimania. Asserting that they are all connected and
> interoperating is essential for each venue to secure funding and
> donations, and to attract attention and attendance.
>
>   
>> So, requirements are:
>> * Central place (Buenos Aires) should have a good Internet connection.
>> * A couple of places from different parts of the world may say that
>> they are willing to held "auxiliary Wikimanias"; which means to
>> prepare a technical minimum.
>> * All organizational teams should be technically coordinated.
>>     
>
> This is a fine setup. Whether we have one "central" location or more
> is an issue that we can refine on, but the basic idea is right.
>
> --Andrew Whitworth
>
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I agree with both Andrew and Milos' suggestion for this, and I think it 
would go a long way towards advancing the quality of Wikimanias and 
furthering participation.

-Dan