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May 2, 2012, 4:52 PM

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Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2013: Hong Kong

On behalf of the Wikimania 2013[0] selection Jury[1], I can announce
that we have awarded the conference to Hong Kong. Congratulations to
the bidding team, and to the London team who also did a particularly
excellent job.

There were five official bids: Bristol, Naples and Surakarta, as well
as the two finalists of Hong Kong and London[2]. The Jury and the
bidding teams discussed them in three public IRC meetings in April. We
determined that Hong Kong and London were the strongest contenders,
and decided to focus on these two as the finalists. After further
e-mail enquiries, and considering evaluation by Wikimedia Foundation
staff, a final, private meeting was held to reach a final decision.

The Jury was pleased by the high quality in both the final bids, and
required over three hours' discussion to reach the final verdict. We
considered each bid according to the criteria[3], focussing on
following factors: Venue, Program, Geo-location & Logistics, Local
Opportunities, Accommodations, Team & Chapter, and Budget & Finances.
We found consensus that the Hong Kong bid was the stronger, especially
because of their strong advance planning; solid support by the local
Wikimedia Chapter, the community, local government, and a partner
organisation that is experienced in planning conferences; and their
good combination of venue and accommodation.

The Jury has confidence that the Hong Kong bidding team will pull off
a magnificent Wikimania, and we are pleased for our global community
to return to Asia once again. With a motivated group of volunteers who
have experience in organizing smaller Wikimedia activities, and a
partner with experience in organizing larger-scale events, they have
found a good mix to create a successful conference. The Jury did also
identify some weaker points in each the bids, and will be happy to
share those privately with the teams so that the Hong Kong team can
use that to their advantage in organizing Wikimania 2013, and the
other teams can use the feedback to improve their bids for a future
year.

We thank all candidate teams - the process is gruelling and requires a
very substantial time investment. They are all to be commended for
their submissions.

To use this soap-box for a moment, as Moderator I would like to remind
the community that we hope that this time was the last that we use
this ad-hoc process to decide on the Wikimania venue, and encourage
everyone to engage with the discussion on Meta[4] about how we might
select Wikimania 2014 and beyond in a more open, community-led way.
Please, do join in the discussions.

Yours,

James Forrester
Moderator, Wikimania 2013 Jury
For the Wikimania 2013 Jury

[0] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013
[1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_jury
[2] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_bids
[3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_judging_criteria
[4] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Advisory_Group
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May 2, 2012, 5:02 PM

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Re: Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2013: Hong Kong [In reply to]

Congratulations to Hong Kong!

El 02-05-2012 19:52, "James Forrester" <jdforrester [at] gmail> escribió:

On behalf of the Wikimania 2013[0] selection Jury[1], I can announce
that we have awarded the conference to Hong Kong. Congratulations to
the bidding team, and to the London team who also did a particularly
excellent job.

There were five official bids: Bristol, Naples and Surakarta, as well
as the two finalists of Hong Kong and London[2]. The Jury and the
bidding teams discussed them in three public IRC meetings in April. We
determined that Hong Kong and London were the strongest contenders,
and decided to focus on these two as the finalists. After further
e-mail enquiries, and considering evaluation by Wikimedia Foundation
staff, a final, private meeting was held to reach a final decision.

The Jury was pleased by the high quality in both the final bids, and
required over three hours' discussion to reach the final verdict. We
considered each bid according to the criteria[3], focussing on
following factors: Venue, Program, Geo-location & Logistics, Local
Opportunities, Accommodations, Team & Chapter, and Budget & Finances.
We found consensus that the Hong Kong bid was the stronger, especially
because of their strong advance planning; solid support by the local
Wikimedia Chapter, the community, local government, and a partner
organisation that is experienced in planning conferences; and their
good combination of venue and accommodation.

The Jury has confidence that the Hong Kong bidding team will pull off
a magnificent Wikimania, and we are pleased for our global community
to return to Asia once again. With a motivated group of volunteers who
have experience in organizing smaller Wikimedia activities, and a
partner with experience in organizing larger-scale events, they have
found a good mix to create a successful conference. The Jury did also
identify some weaker points in each the bids, and will be happy to
share those privately with the teams so that the Hong Kong team can
use that to their advantage in organizing Wikimania 2013, and the
other teams can use the feedback to improve their bids for a future
year.

We thank all candidate teams - the process is gruelling and requires a
very substantial time investment. They are all to be commended for
their submissions.

To use this soap-box for a moment, as Moderator I would like to remind
the community that we hope that this time was the last that we use
this ad-hoc process to decide on the Wikimania venue, and encourage
everyone to engage with the discussion on Meta[4] about how we might
select Wikimania 2014 and beyond in a more open, community-led way.
Please, do join in the discussions.

Yours,

James Forrester
Moderator, Wikimania 2013 Jury
For the Wikimania 2013 Jury

[0] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013
[1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_jury
[2] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_bids
[3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_judging_criteria
[4] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Advisory_Group
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James D. Forrester
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[[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]]

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i at blue

May 2, 2012, 5:07 PM

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Re: Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2013: Hong Kong [In reply to]

Congratulations!
On May 3, 2012 7:53 AM, "James Forrester" <jdforrester [at] gmail> wrote:

> On behalf of the Wikimania 2013[0] selection Jury[1], I can announce
> that we have awarded the conference to Hong Kong. Congratulations to
> the bidding team, and to the London team who also did a particularly
> excellent job.
>
> There were five official bids: Bristol, Naples and Surakarta, as well
> as the two finalists of Hong Kong and London[2]. The Jury and the
> bidding teams discussed them in three public IRC meetings in April. We
> determined that Hong Kong and London were the strongest contenders,
> and decided to focus on these two as the finalists. After further
> e-mail enquiries, and considering evaluation by Wikimedia Foundation
> staff, a final, private meeting was held to reach a final decision.
>
> The Jury was pleased by the high quality in both the final bids, and
> required over three hours' discussion to reach the final verdict. We
> considered each bid according to the criteria[3], focussing on
> following factors: Venue, Program, Geo-location & Logistics, Local
> Opportunities, Accommodations, Team & Chapter, and Budget & Finances.
> We found consensus that the Hong Kong bid was the stronger, especially
> because of their strong advance planning; solid support by the local
> Wikimedia Chapter, the community, local government, and a partner
> organisation that is experienced in planning conferences; and their
> good combination of venue and accommodation.
>
> The Jury has confidence that the Hong Kong bidding team will pull off
> a magnificent Wikimania, and we are pleased for our global community
> to return to Asia once again. With a motivated group of volunteers who
> have experience in organizing smaller Wikimedia activities, and a
> partner with experience in organizing larger-scale events, they have
> found a good mix to create a successful conference. The Jury did also
> identify some weaker points in each the bids, and will be happy to
> share those privately with the teams so that the Hong Kong team can
> use that to their advantage in organizing Wikimania 2013, and the
> other teams can use the feedback to improve their bids for a future
> year.
>
> We thank all candidate teams - the process is gruelling and requires a
> very substantial time investment. They are all to be commended for
> their submissions.
>
> To use this soap-box for a moment, as Moderator I would like to remind
> the community that we hope that this time was the last that we use
> this ad-hoc process to decide on the Wikimania venue, and encourage
> everyone to engage with the discussion on Meta[4] about how we might
> select Wikimania 2014 and beyond in a more open, community-led way.
> Please, do join in the discussions.
>
> Yours,
>
> James Forrester
> Moderator, Wikimania 2013 Jury
> For the Wikimania 2013 Jury
>
> [0] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013
> [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_jury
> [2] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_bids
> [3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_judging_criteria
> [4] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Advisory_Group
> --
> James D. Forrester
> jdforrester [at] wikimedia | jdforrester [at] gmail
> [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]]
>
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nicholasbashour at gmail

May 2, 2012, 5:08 PM

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Re: Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2013: Hong Kong [In reply to]

Congratulations from Wikimedia DC and the Wikimania 2012 organizing team. We look forward to working with you through the transition from Wikimania 2012 :)

Sincerely,
Nicholas Michael Bashour
President
Wikimedia District of Columbia
Washington, DC, USA

Am 02.05.2012 um 19:52 schrieb James Forrester <jdforrester [at] gmail>:

> On behalf of the Wikimania 2013[0] selection Jury[1], I can announce
> that we have awarded the conference to Hong Kong. Congratulations to
> the bidding team, and to the London team who also did a particularly
> excellent job.
>
> There were five official bids: Bristol, Naples and Surakarta, as well
> as the two finalists of Hong Kong and London[2]. The Jury and the
> bidding teams discussed them in three public IRC meetings in April. We
> determined that Hong Kong and London were the strongest contenders,
> and decided to focus on these two as the finalists. After further
> e-mail enquiries, and considering evaluation by Wikimedia Foundation
> staff, a final, private meeting was held to reach a final decision.
>
> The Jury was pleased by the high quality in both the final bids, and
> required over three hours' discussion to reach the final verdict. We
> considered each bid according to the criteria[3], focussing on
> following factors: Venue, Program, Geo-location & Logistics, Local
> Opportunities, Accommodations, Team & Chapter, and Budget & Finances.
> We found consensus that the Hong Kong bid was the stronger, especially
> because of their strong advance planning; solid support by the local
> Wikimedia Chapter, the community, local government, and a partner
> organisation that is experienced in planning conferences; and their
> good combination of venue and accommodation.
>
> The Jury has confidence that the Hong Kong bidding team will pull off
> a magnificent Wikimania, and we are pleased for our global community
> to return to Asia once again. With a motivated group of volunteers who
> have experience in organizing smaller Wikimedia activities, and a
> partner with experience in organizing larger-scale events, they have
> found a good mix to create a successful conference. The Jury did also
> identify some weaker points in each the bids, and will be happy to
> share those privately with the teams so that the Hong Kong team can
> use that to their advantage in organizing Wikimania 2013, and the
> other teams can use the feedback to improve their bids for a future
> year.
>
> We thank all candidate teams - the process is gruelling and requires a
> very substantial time investment. They are all to be commended for
> their submissions.
>
> To use this soap-box for a moment, as Moderator I would like to remind
> the community that we hope that this time was the last that we use
> this ad-hoc process to decide on the Wikimania venue, and encourage
> everyone to engage with the discussion on Meta[4] about how we might
> select Wikimania 2014 and beyond in a more open, community-led way.
> Please, do join in the discussions.
>
> Yours,
>
> James Forrester
> Moderator, Wikimania 2013 Jury
> For the Wikimania 2013 Jury
>
> [0] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013
> [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_jury
> [2] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_bids
> [3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_judging_criteria
> [4] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Advisory_Group
> --
> James D. Forrester
> jdforrester [at] wikimedia | jdforrester [at] gmail
> [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]]
>
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phoebe.wiki at gmail

May 2, 2012, 5:15 PM

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Re: Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2013: Hong Kong [In reply to]

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 4:52 PM, James Forrester <jdforrester [at] gmail> wrote:
> On behalf of the Wikimania 2013[0] selection Jury[1], I can announce
> that we have awarded the conference to Hong Kong. Congratulations to
> the bidding team, and to the London team who also did a particularly
> excellent job.

Congratulations to Hong Kong! And also congratulations to London, who
had an excellent bid and team. I hope that London will still consider
using all their bid preparation to host a great event in the coming
year, and I am already looking forward to a fabulous Hong Kong
Wikimania!

And, as always, thanks to all the bidders, participants, and jury
members -- a lot of work goes into the Wikimania process, and it is
greatly appreciated.

-- Phoebe

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meta.sj at gmail

May 2, 2012, 7:40 PM

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Re: Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2013: Hong Kong [In reply to]

Congratulations to both the Hong Kong and London teams for tantalizing
bids. I second the call for there to be some sort of London event
next year -- the energy that goes into a great bid should not go to
waste. [.and the # of people interested in attending such events
around the world keeps growing...]

I hope that reps from both of the finalist bid teams will make it to
Wikimania this year in DC.

SJ

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 8:15 PM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki [at] gmail> wrote:
> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 4:52 PM, James Forrester <jdforrester [at] gmail> wrote:
>> On behalf of the Wikimania 2013[0] selection Jury[1], I can announce
>> that we have awarded the conference to Hong Kong. Congratulations to
>> the bidding team, and to the London team who also did a particularly
>> excellent job.
>
> Congratulations to Hong Kong! And also congratulations to London, who
> had an excellent bid and team. I hope that London will still consider
> using all their bid preparation to host a great event in the coming
> year, and I am already looking forward to a fabulous Hong Kong
> Wikimania!
>
> And, as always, thanks to all the bidders, participants, and jury
> members -- a lot of work goes into the Wikimania process, and it is
> greatly appreciated.
>
> -- Phoebe
>
> _______________________________________________
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> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

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mateusfnobre at gmail

May 2, 2012, 10:57 PM

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Re: Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2013: Hong Kong [In reply to]

Awesome!!!

Congratulations!
Hope to be there.

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 8:52 PM, James Forrester <jdforrester [at] gmail>wrote:

> On behalf of the Wikimania 2013[0] selection Jury[1], I can announce
> that we have awarded the conference to Hong Kong. Congratulations to
> the bidding team, and to the London team who also did a particularly
> excellent job.
>
> There were five official bids: Bristol, Naples and Surakarta, as well
> as the two finalists of Hong Kong and London[2]. The Jury and the
> bidding teams discussed them in three public IRC meetings in April. We
> determined that Hong Kong and London were the strongest contenders,
> and decided to focus on these two as the finalists. After further
> e-mail enquiries, and considering evaluation by Wikimedia Foundation
> staff, a final, private meeting was held to reach a final decision.
>
> The Jury was pleased by the high quality in both the final bids, and
> required over three hours' discussion to reach the final verdict. We
> considered each bid according to the criteria[3], focussing on
> following factors: Venue, Program, Geo-location & Logistics, Local
> Opportunities, Accommodations, Team & Chapter, and Budget & Finances.
> We found consensus that the Hong Kong bid was the stronger, especially
> because of their strong advance planning; solid support by the local
> Wikimedia Chapter, the community, local government, and a partner
> organisation that is experienced in planning conferences; and their
> good combination of venue and accommodation.
>
> The Jury has confidence that the Hong Kong bidding team will pull off
> a magnificent Wikimania, and we are pleased for our global community
> to return to Asia once again. With a motivated group of volunteers who
> have experience in organizing smaller Wikimedia activities, and a
> partner with experience in organizing larger-scale events, they have
> found a good mix to create a successful conference. The Jury did also
> identify some weaker points in each the bids, and will be happy to
> share those privately with the teams so that the Hong Kong team can
> use that to their advantage in organizing Wikimania 2013, and the
> other teams can use the feedback to improve their bids for a future
> year.
>
> We thank all candidate teams - the process is gruelling and requires a
> very substantial time investment. They are all to be commended for
> their submissions.
>
> To use this soap-box for a moment, as Moderator I would like to remind
> the community that we hope that this time was the last that we use
> this ad-hoc process to decide on the Wikimania venue, and encourage
> everyone to engage with the discussion on Meta[4] about how we might
> select Wikimania 2014 and beyond in a more open, community-led way.
> Please, do join in the discussions.
>
> Yours,
>
> James Forrester
> Moderator, Wikimania 2013 Jury
> For the Wikimania 2013 Jury
>
> [0] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013
> [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_jury
> [2] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_bids
> [3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_judging_criteria
> [4] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Advisory_Group
> --
> James D. Forrester
> jdforrester [at] wikimedia | jdforrester [at] gmail
> [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]]
>
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> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
>

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May 3, 2012, 12:28 AM

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Re: Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2013: Hong Kong [In reply to]

Congratulations to Hong Kong.

This year it will be in the West and the next in the East.

//Stephen

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Mateus Nobre <mateusfnobre [at] gmail> wrote:

> Awesome!!!
>
> Congratulations!
> Hope to be there.
>
> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 8:52 PM, James Forrester <jdforrester [at] gmail>wrote:
>
>> On behalf of the Wikimania 2013[0] selection Jury[1], I can announce
>> that we have awarded the conference to Hong Kong. Congratulations to
>> the bidding team, and to the London team who also did a particularly
>> excellent job.
>>
>> There were five official bids: Bristol, Naples and Surakarta, as well
>> as the two finalists of Hong Kong and London[2]. The Jury and the
>> bidding teams discussed them in three public IRC meetings in April. We
>> determined that Hong Kong and London were the strongest contenders,
>> and decided to focus on these two as the finalists. After further
>> e-mail enquiries, and considering evaluation by Wikimedia Foundation
>> staff, a final, private meeting was held to reach a final decision.
>>
>> The Jury was pleased by the high quality in both the final bids, and
>> required over three hours' discussion to reach the final verdict. We
>> considered each bid according to the criteria[3], focussing on
>> following factors: Venue, Program, Geo-location & Logistics, Local
>> Opportunities, Accommodations, Team & Chapter, and Budget & Finances.
>> We found consensus that the Hong Kong bid was the stronger, especially
>> because of their strong advance planning; solid support by the local
>> Wikimedia Chapter, the community, local government, and a partner
>> organisation that is experienced in planning conferences; and their
>> good combination of venue and accommodation.
>>
>> The Jury has confidence that the Hong Kong bidding team will pull off
>> a magnificent Wikimania, and we are pleased for our global community
>> to return to Asia once again. With a motivated group of volunteers who
>> have experience in organizing smaller Wikimedia activities, and a
>> partner with experience in organizing larger-scale events, they have
>> found a good mix to create a successful conference. The Jury did also
>> identify some weaker points in each the bids, and will be happy to
>> share those privately with the teams so that the Hong Kong team can
>> use that to their advantage in organizing Wikimania 2013, and the
>> other teams can use the feedback to improve their bids for a future
>> year.
>>
>> We thank all candidate teams - the process is gruelling and requires a
>> very substantial time investment. They are all to be commended for
>> their submissions.
>>
>> To use this soap-box for a moment, as Moderator I would like to remind
>> the community that we hope that this time was the last that we use
>> this ad-hoc process to decide on the Wikimania venue, and encourage
>> everyone to engage with the discussion on Meta[4] about how we might
>> select Wikimania 2014 and beyond in a more open, community-led way.
>> Please, do join in the discussions.
>>
>> Yours,
>>
>> James Forrester
>> Moderator, Wikimania 2013 Jury
>> For the Wikimania 2013 Jury
>>
>> [0] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013
>> [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_jury
>> [2] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_bids
>> [3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_judging_criteria
>> [4] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Advisory_Group
>> --
>> James D. Forrester
>> jdforrester [at] wikimedia | jdforrester [at] gmail
>> [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]]
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Wikimania-l mailing list
>> Wikimania-l [at] lists
>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
>>
>
>
>
> --
> _____________________________________________________
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> Free knowledge, free software, free culture, open data.
> *Freedom, acessibility, autonomy, openess, independence, transparency.
> That's our way.*
> *And yours?*
> +55 (84) 8896 - 1628
>
>
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