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Was there any consideration of accommodation location/prices? Lincoln looks like 8 hours of round-trip for me, which I would not be prepared to in one day and be expected to stay concious in the AGM itself. --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 17:54, 17 October 2012 (UTC) | Was there any consideration of accommodation location/prices? Lincoln looks like 8 hours of round-trip for me, which I would not be prepared to in one day and be expected to stay concious in the AGM itself. --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 17:54, 17 October 2012 (UTC) | ||
:Yep! For us when reviewing Lincoln it was one of the key considerations. A Premier Inn is being built about 10 minutes (max) walk from the venue (completed in the next few months :)). Within twenty five minutes walk there is an Ibis (on the Brayford, a lovely place) and also a hostel. It's cheap, for a city, ranging from £30-100 per night. Also; I believe the university term will be over by then so if there is demand we may be able to negotiate accommodation with them. Travel is a consideration - but it is roughly the same time to get from London to both Manchester and Lincoln. Beyond that it much depends on where everyone else is coming from. --[[User:ErrantX|ErrantX]] ([[User talk:ErrantX|talk]]) 18:37, 17 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
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It's down to numbers?
The two venues here differ on a lot of details, and they'd both be great locations, but one thing stands out for me:
- Lincoln: "Conference suite seats 81 max."
- Manchester: "Conference Theatre can seat up to 100 ... Minimum number of delegates is 80 or even slightly less"
If we're going to have <80 people, Lincoln wins; if we're going to have 80-100, Manchester wins. Everything else seems to be a bit secondary to the numbers issue!
Given this, I'd recommend Lincoln; I don't know what estimated turnout is, but I'd make a small bet on it being closer to 50 than 100. Andrew Gray (talk) 12:53, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
- This is my thinking to. If the argument is we need to accommodate potentially all of our members then neither venue is enough - but as with the 2012 AGM there was nowhere near the number expected. With those aside Lincoln (disclaimer: that is my "bid", so I am a little biased) has a number of interesting things in its favour; lovely little city, a prime target for a Sunday Wiki-edithathon/photography/tour event, two on-the-ground Wikipedians (myself and KTC), etc. --ErrantX (talk) 17:16, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
Accommodation
Was there any consideration of accommodation location/prices? Lincoln looks like 8 hours of round-trip for me, which I would not be prepared to in one day and be expected to stay concious in the AGM itself. --Fæ (talk) 17:54, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
- Yep! For us when reviewing Lincoln it was one of the key considerations. A Premier Inn is being built about 10 minutes (max) walk from the venue (completed in the next few months :)). Within twenty five minutes walk there is an Ibis (on the Brayford, a lovely place) and also a hostel. It's cheap, for a city, ranging from £30-100 per night. Also; I believe the university term will be over by then so if there is demand we may be able to negotiate accommodation with them. Travel is a consideration - but it is roughly the same time to get from London to both Manchester and Lincoln. Beyond that it much depends on where everyone else is coming from. --ErrantX (talk) 18:37, 17 October 2012 (UTC)