(BTW, to those who got this email from wikimania-l, I think it will be better to concentrate the discussion in Wikimedia-L if you consider reply)
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Itzik Edri <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Jessie started to work on a page that shown breakdown of the scholarships > given in 2012, by the WMF and the chapters - and the cost. > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania/Scholarships/2012 > > I think it's great, but we need to share much more information about "how > much Wikimania cost to the movement". > > Wikimania is our biggest and most expensive event\project - and the costs > spread around movement. Beside scholarships, the chapters and the WMF > spending money on their staff and boards - and this also need to > be transparent. When we know Wikimedia Israel gave 4 scholarships for > people from Israel, the WMF gave another two - this is not the full > picture. WMIL also sent paid for the travel of one board member. In some > others chapters the numbers are much bigger (staff+board). > > Also, we have WMF and Chapters support to the conference itself. > > I published here Wikimania 2011 costs & income: > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania/2011/Budget > > I'm not asking everyone now to start digging for their costs in 2011, but > I think we can start do it from this year. > > I posted here WMIL travel costs: > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania/2012/Budget/Chapters > > I'll be happy if the chapters and the WMF can post their costs also > and I'm encouraging Wikimania 2012 local team also to post > their conference costs and incomes. > > I think this transparency is important, and this knowledge about the total > costs to the movement is also important to others who planning Wikimania in > the future. > > > Itzik > WMIL >
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