Thanks for the clarification, Florence. If I may ask another: the 'interest' expressed, does that refer to interest expressed by South-African Wikimedians, or by the Committee?
Best, Lodewijk 2016-07-08 21:38 GMT+02:00 Florence Devouard <[email protected]>: > Le 08/07/16 à 16:01, Chris Keating a écrit : > >> Hoi, >> >> I was interested to read the minutes of the most recent Wikimania >> Committee meeting, which decided that Wikimania will be held annually >> from now on, and that it will be in sub-Saharan Africa (effectively >> meaning South Africa) in 2018. >> > > Pointing out that the minutes do not say that it will be in sub-Saharan > Africa. It says > > "The CfP should identify the priority given for that year to Sub-Saharan > Africa, noting that there is expressed interest in hosting in the Republic > of South Africa. " > > The difference is subtle, but there is a difference. > The committee actually drafted an official announcement, which was > supposed to be published quickly after the committee minutes. > But we have been asked to refrain from publishing our announcement until > after the WMF has been consulted on the matter. > > I am happy to disclose the sentence currently drafted for our (not yet > published) announcement, which is > > "Considering this, the Committee has a mild preference for Sub-Saharan > Africa for 2018, but is of course willing to look at proposals for hosting > Wikimania 2018 in other locations. " > > > Florence > > > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee/Minutes/2016-06-26 >> >> Interestingly, I couldn't see any sign of the Committee's decision being >> informed by the WMF's consultation on the future of Wikimania, or anyone >> from the WMF's community engagement department being present. >> >> I have to say I'm a bit confused, not least about who actually makes the >> decision about how frequently Wikimania happens. Is anyone able to shed >> any more light on this? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Chris >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >
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