Thank you for update. Could you give us some information about the costs of accomodation and conference fee (?) - at least roughly ?
2015-02-13 12:52 GMT+01:00 Daniela Gentner <daniela.gent...@wikimedia.de>: > Dear Wikimedians, > > We are delighted to update you today regarding the > upcoming Wikimedia Conference[1], which will be > held in Berlin on May 14-17, 2015. Wikimedia > Deutschland’s event team looks forward to making > the logistics as smoothly as possible for everyone > involved and to supporting you in the upcoming > months. > > Please find below important information regarding > the registration procedure, eligibility for > participation as well as specifics in regards to > travel and hotel bookings. > > == Registration now open! == > Registration for the Wikimedia Conference 2015 is > now open. Persons who are selected by their > organization to represent them at the conference > need to register via the registration form.[2] > > The registration will close on Monday, March 16, > 2015. For visa applicants we strongly recommend to > register until Monday, February 23, 2015 and to > check the amount of time needed for applications > to Schengen states. > > We will publish all participants’ names on the > meta page shortly after their registration in > order to help affiliates check that only their > selected representatives have registered. Please > make sure to check this page regularly.[3] > > == Who is invited to attend? == > The eligibility criteria for participating in the > Wikimedia Conference 2015 have been aligned to the > Affiliates’ Agreements with the Wikimedia > Foundation. Please note that the criteria have > changed compared to last year. [2] > > Affiliates must have shown signs of recent > activity AND be up-to-date on their reporting by > the eligibility deadline (February 28). Moreover, > affiliates need to have been officially recognized > by the Wikimedia Foundation before February 01, > 2015. > > Chapters and Thematic Organizations can send two > delegates, or up to four, if they have paid staff; > User Groups can send one delegate. An overview of > the eligibility statuses is published on Meta.[4] > Please check this first. > > Affiliates are asked to only send delegates that > are well-informed in goings-on at the affiliate, > able to confidently answer questions about it and > share experience from their group. They should > also be empowered to commit their group to > involvement in proposed projects or initiatives. > > We also hope that several members of the Wikimedia > Foundation Board of Trustees and staff, the Funds > Dissemination Committee as well as the > Affiliations Committee will participate in the > conference. We see a huge advantage in having > their representatives on site and encourage them > to take part in a range of talks and discussions. > Please also register via the registration link. > > ==Travel and hotel booking== > We are happy to announce that all participants > will be accommodated in the same hotel. WMDE has > blocked a number of single and double rooms at the > hotel Motel One Leipziger Platz. Affiliates that > already have WMCON funding will need to book their > travel and hotel rooms individually. Affiliates > without WMCON funding will be supported by the WMF > for their travel and by WMDE for their hotel > needs. Please check Meta [4] for your status. > > All participants are requested to register. To > which group you belong will be inquired in the > registration form. > > We would like to express our appreciation and > sincere thanks to the Wikimedia Foundation for > their collaboration and support. > > Wikimedia Deutschland is looking forward to > welcoming you in Berlin in May! Please do not > hesitate to reach out to us any time via > wm...@wikimedia.de should you have any questions > or comments. > > Best regards, > > Daniela on behalf of the Event Team > > Wikimedia Deutschland > wm...@wikimedia.de > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015 > > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Registration > > [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Participants > [4] > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Overview_Eligibility_Statuses > > -- > Daniela Gentner > Team Event > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. 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