Wikimania 2009

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Wikimania 2009

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Bids

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Timeline

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Judging

Jury

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Wikimania 2009 official bids:
~~Brisbane~~ - Buenos Aires - ~~Karlsruhe~~ - ~~Toronto~~
Questions and Answers:
Brisbane | Buenos Aires | Karlsruhe | Toronto

Wikimania 2009 was the 5th annual Wikimedia Conference and was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Wikimania 2009 call for participation closed on April 15, 2009.

Timeline

December 15, 2007: Bidding opened.
January 12, 2008: Jury selection announced
January 12, 2008: Bidding creation ended. 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.
February 3rd (0:01 UTC): Bidding ended. All major information on bidding page were finalized.
February 3rd (3:00 UTC): Public meeting No. 1 with existing bidders.
(15:00 UTC): Public meeting No. 2 with existing bidders

Logs
February 3rd: Question & Answer from jury began.
February 3rd - March 6: Refining of bids and answering jury's questions.
February 28: Question & Answer from jury ended.
February 21rd - March 13: Jury deliberation.
Post-March 13: Host city announced to public.
March 28th: Buenos Aires is selected by the Jury and an announcement is made to the public.