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Wikimania 2011 bid selection timeline

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  • December, 2009: Jury selection announced
  • January 1: Bidding officially opens
  • February 8 (0:01 UTC): 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.
  • March 29 (0:00 UTC): Bidding ends. All major information on bidding pages must be finalized.
  • March 30 (17:00 UTC): Public meeting with existing bidders -- IRC, #wikimania channel on Freenode
    Log
  • April 3 (17:00 UTC): Public meeting with existing bidders -- IRC, #wikimania channel on Freenode
    Log
  • March 31: Question & Answer begins.
  • March 31 - April 12: Refining of bids and answering questions.
  • April 12: Question & Answer from jury ends
  • April 13 - April 26 May 3 May 10: Jury deliberation (extended due to 'volcano' related delays).
  • April 27 May 4 May 11: Announcement of host city to public.