Talk:Wikimania 2006/Canadian bid

Hi there, if this ever becomes an official bid please use the "form" provided at: Wikimania 2006/Official requirements for potential host cities. Best. notafish }<';> 11:57, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

Vancouver

• Venue: University of British Columbia
  • Main theatre-style (size): 3,000 people (main theatre)
  • Other theatre-style: List in ubcconferences.com
  • Breakout rooms: 20-100 people
• Technical facilities
  • On-site (AV, etc): available
    • Wifi Networked? additional costs?: The whole campus is wi-fi networked. It's free. info, map
• Brief description (why?):
• Transport:
  • Distance from international airport: YVR, less than 20 minutes.
  • Distance from mainline station(s): Located in campus, less than 5 minutes.
• Accommodation
  • On-site/off-site/overflow/multiple price ranges:
  • Networked? additional costs?: Like the above, mostly networked. Also free. map
  • Costs
    • Day rate:
    • Estimated, actual and forward guarantees:
• Pros: Excellent facilites, easy access to North Americans, etc.
• Cons:
• Comments:
• Major hurdles:
• Contact:

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If anybody is willing to check it out, I really like the looks of vanconex --AppleBoy 17:27, September 10, 2005 (UTC)