Wikimania 2017 bids
The process to select a venue/host for Wikimania has changed. The Wikimania Committee has a new strategy to select Wikimania locations. If you are interested in making a proposal to host a future Wikimania, please see Wikimania#Future Wikimania locations before getting started.
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This page has information and links for Wikimania bids for hosting Wikimania 2017, the 13th annual international Wikimedia conference.
Timeline
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This is a rough timeline for the Wikimania 2017 selection. Please note that these times may be subject to some revision. You should check back to the scheduled date of the item for which you're interested; or subscribe to mail:wikimania-l for announcements.
| Deadline | Milestone |
|---|---|
| August 2015 | Wikimania 2017 jury call for volunteers |
| September 2015 | Jury selection announced; Bidding officially opens |
| November 15 2015 23:59 UTC | Deadline for Proposals to Host;
List of qualified proposals announced by Jury. All hosts should have adhered to guidelines in criteria section and have created a page on Meta. |
| November 20 – December 3, 2015 | Public Question & Answer phase |
| December 1–15 2015 | Conference Calls with Jury and bidding teams; deliberations. |
| by the end of 2015 | Jury decision made; announcement of host city to bidders and public. |
Bidding for Wikimania 2017
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Bids
editAfrica
editAmericas
edit- Cancelled
Chicago, Illinois, USA-exploratory bid cancelled in August 2015Hartford, Connecticut, USA-exploratory bid cancelled in August 2015Lake Placid, New York, USA-exploratory bid cancelled in August 2015Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA(at Eastern Michigan University) -bid suspended in October 2015 in favor of a 2018 or 2019 bid