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Wikimania 2008 - Meta

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Wikimania 2008 is the 4th annual Wikimedia Conference which was held in Alexandria, Egypt between July 17 – 19, 2008. Information is available on the official website, wikimedia2008.wikimedia.org.

Timeline

August 20, 2007: Bidding opens
August 20: Jury selection announced
August 30: Bidding creation ends. List of running cities announced.

All cities which intend to run for the bidding process should have created a page on meta and entered the official list. New bids will not be accepted after this date.
September 23 (0:01 UTC): Bidding ends. All major information on bidding pages must be finalized.
September 23 (15:00 UTC): Public meeting with existing bidders

Log
September 23: Question & Answer from jury begins.
September 23 - October 5: Refining of bids and answering jury's questions.
October 5: Question & Answer from jury ends
October 6: Jury deliberation.
on or before October 10: Announcement of host city to public.

March 19, 2008: Call for Participation, deadline for submission
July 17 – 19: Wikimania 2008

Reference documents

Official requirements for bidding cities (city templates)
Judging criteria
Judging process
Jury
Wikimania 2008 bids
Bidding selection timeline
Planning meetings

Expenses

Expenses: something can be found in form 990, p. 24 (repeated at p. 26); totals at p. 2, line 4d (79,512 $ including grants for 17,709 $, revenue 15,674 $) as explained at p. 33.

Wishlist

A wishlist was generated for what Wikimania 2008 should include. Recommendations were solicited for what to avoid and what not to forget. Notes found at the Wikimania 2008 Wishlist.