Submitted by mido.arch on Mon, 28/08/2006 - 04:15.
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Introduction

Wikimania is a regular conference for users of the wiki projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. The first conference was held in Frankfurt, Germany, on August 4-8, 2005. The second conference will be held in w:Boston, USA, in mid-2006.

Wikimania 2007, the third annual Wikimedia Conference, is being planned for the middle of 2007. Bids are currently being developed; the city contest to select a city venue officially opens on August 15.

Alexandria is introduced by Evan to host Wikimania 2007 among 11 city.

Objectives

We need this info added as fast as possible

  • Accommodation:

try to organize the data avaliable here into the bid page on meta-wiki, what we need is the price rates, total number of rooms and type (S/D), plz try to organize the data here first and then copy it when it's done over to the official bid page. I know it's hard but we need this info by Saturday (morning if possible):

Timeline for Bidding

  • August 15th: City contest opens officially
  • September 10th 2006: End of the first round. All cities willing to participate should have a bid in place. No city will be accepted after that date. Candidates may work on their bid until the 15th.
  • September 15th 2006: Shortlist
  • Sept 15th- Sept. 23rd: Shortlist candidates answer jury's question and finalize their bid
  • September 24th 2006: General meeting and final vote

Agenda

WhatWhoMore Info
Accommodation pricesfor ~ 400-500 people /night/person
Contact with Alex. Libraryfor hosting conferences and sponsor
Air flights costsfrom as much as various places around the world
Local sponsorship opportunitiesex: Internet company could offer a wireless network installed into the conferences hall