Bulk of the chapters are in Europe, so it's generally seen as cheaper for most chapters, and more convenient for them. I agree with your sentiment.
Sent from my iPhone > On 13 Oct 2013, at 7:06 pm, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <srik.r...@wikimedia.in> > wrote: > > As one of the team for the India bid, I must say I'm a bit disappointed in > this decision. It seems like this event will never leave Europe. > > > On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Sarah Stierch > <sarah.stie...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Congratulations - Berlin is one amazing city. Some great bids were placed, >> too. >> >> Looking forward to it! >> >> -Sarah >> >> >>> On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Ivan Martínez <gala...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks to all the team involved in the bidding and decision. We will >> have a >>> very nice conference in Berlin. >>> >>> Regards. >>> El oct 12, 2013 8:31 a.m., "Bence Damokos" <bdamo...@gmail.com> >> escribió: >>> >>>> Dear all, >>>> >>>> Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we >>>> announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the >> location >>>> for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference. >>>> >>>> We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and Sweden. >>> In >>>> selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the >>>> experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for >>>> attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities and >>> room >>>> configuration of the proposed venues. >>>> >>>> Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having the >>>> conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the >> compact >>>> solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or >>> staying >>>> at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides – >> by a >>>> small margin – the best combination of price, distance and experience >>> this >>>> year. >>>> >>>> We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their time >> and >>>> effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year, they >>> can >>>> make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that will >>>> further the Wikimedia mission. >>>> >>>> In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for >>> placing >>>> their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting >>>> experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia organisations >>> keep >>>> the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a number >> of >>>> potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the bidders >>> and >>>> other interested parties to provide their own feedback. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar >>>> Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli >>>> Wikimedia Conference 2014 Location Committee >>>> >>>> [1] >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2014/Bids/Learnings >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-l mailing list >>>> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list >>> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> *Sarah Stierch* >> *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* >> *www.sarahstierch.com* >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list >> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > -- > Srikanth Ramakrishnan > Treasurer, > Wikimedia Chapter [India] > > Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter > today<http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>