On 8/16/05, Dan Grey <dangrey(a)gmail.com> did some really good work:
Hi Dan, thanks a million for doing all this. On Manchester venues,
have you had a look at the University of Manchester?
http://www.conference.manchester.ac.uk/meetingmanchester/meetingandaccommod…
I haven't seen the Reynolds building in their list. And have you seen
Arwel Parry's list of suggestions on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:UK_Wikipedians%27_notice_board#…
? Some interestign ideas - although on a different scale. Also, if
we're worried about leaving it too late, maybe the best thing to do is
to find our best option early and then provisionally book it, in
advance of the wikimania committee decision? And finally, the
Wikimania conference itself was over three days but there was a whole
hacking convention and minor meetings beforehand so we might be
looking at a Wikimedia presence needing to be facilitated on-site (or
nearby) for a week or so. Maybe James F (who was on staff) could fill
us in on some relevant details?
Cormac