Resolution:Organisation of Wikimania 2006
Organisation of Wikimania 2006
References :
- Wikimania
- Wikimania 2006 Requirements.doc (sent by email to board members)
Proposed by Anthere - 15 december 2005
State : discussion. Will be proposed to next board meeting
Object: 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. This resolution outline the specifications of the second conference to be held in mid-2006.
Goals of the event
- A primary goal is to promote the various Wikimedia projects and to help them improve their understanding of one another
- Secondary goals : Promotion
- 2006 specific goals : Contact with academics
Date
- summer time, mid july to mid august
Place
- Boston (USA)
Duration
- 3 days general meeting
- 2 hacking days, prior to main days
Attendees
- we expect 300-500 attendees
- in majority wikipedians from all over the world
- plus speakers - which may or may not be wikipedians, with a request for a majority of wikipedians (70-80 % of speakers)
- plus press (50-200) from all over the world
- plus keynotes speakers (a couple)
- plus sponsors (if interested to visit what they sponsor…)
Budget
- we expect to be in the range 100 000 - 300 000 dollars
Specific requirements
- (please add)
Organisers
- See Wikimania 2006 Requirements.doc
Board member delegated
Votes
- Jimmy Wales:
- Tim Shell:
- Michaël Davis:
- Angela Beesley:
- Florence Devouard: