Wikimania 2009/UK

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Once again UK-based Wikimedians are trying to stage a bid to bring Wikimania to the United Kingdom. This page and its subpages document progress. To get involved it might be a good idea to join the Wikimedia UK mailing list or at least view the updated archives.

City details[edit]

  • Country: United Kingdom
  • City proposed:
  • Proposed dates Friday 7th to Sunday 9th August, with possibility of arriving on the Thursday night and leaving on Monday morning
  • Contact person(s): the local bid team and Wikimedia UK.

Suggested candidate towns and cities (click a city or town name to see details)[edit]

London[edit]

Suggested by Gary Kirk (talk contribs  email)

  1. Skenmy 17:19, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oxford[edit]

Suggested by Cfp (talk contribs  email)

Edinburgh[edit]

Suggested by KTC (talk contribs  email)

Manchester[edit]

Suggested by Cormaggio (talk contribs  email)

Prices: Renold building - £34 (plus VAT) per person per day (including lunch); en-suite B&B accommodation £38.50 (plus VAT) pp pd (in university halls). University Place is similarly priced (however, accommodation may not be available on-or-adjacent-to site).


Local team[edit]