On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 14:47, Thomas Goldammer <tho...@googlemail.com>wrote:
> It could be possible that a Wikimedia chapter is chosen to organize a > Wikimania, and they can then decide where to go (within their > country). Of course, the local chapter is always involved in > organizing it, anyway. So instead of a city bid one would have a > responsible chapter bid. This of course means that the global > community gives a huge amount of trust to that chapter that they look > for a place with sufficient infrastructure, public transit/air > connection and whatever is necessary... So, the jury would then only > choose the chapter (and thus the country), instead of a city. > > What is absolutely not possible is just to say "city X will host > Wikimania 20xx. Now all go and organize." So there needs to be some > system of bids, I think. > I disagree. At some point, the jury has to compare the relative strengths and weaknesses of each potential site. That comparison is difficult enough between specific cities; it's downright impossible to compare all possible venues in multiple different countries. -- Jim Redmond [[User:Jredmond]] _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
