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==Timeline==
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'''Country:''' {{w|United Kingdom}}
 
'''City:''' {{w|Manchester}}
 
'''Venue:''' {{w|Manchester University}}
 
'''Proposed dates:'''
 
'''Planned attendance:''' Any Wikimedian!
 
'''Contact:'''
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{{Header4|Location: ''Manchester, United Kingdom''}}
=====History & Culture=====
{{Header2|Conference: ''Venue''}}
=====University Place=====
University Place is Manchester University's newest conference venue. Located at the centre of Europe's largest urban higher education precinct, this fantastic venue is highly suited to hosting an international conference like Wikimania. The largest of the rooms is a 1000 seat auditorium. This auditorium is complete with both audio-visual and computer facilities for delivering presentations. The ground floor for the auditorium also has wifi reception but it should be feasible to increase the wifi strength with signal boosters to reach the rest of the facility.
 
Some general information includes:
* 1,000 seat semi-circular auditorium  (divisible into two theatres of 600 and 270)
* Additional 24 flat-floored seminar rooms accommodating 20-120 delegates
* 500 sq m exhibition area and adjacent marquee space
* 400 seat restaurant
* Wi-fi access to exhibition, restaurant and auditorium areas
* On site audio visual aids and professional technicians on site
* Adjacent to Roscoe and Schuster buildings offering a further 6 lecture theatres seating from 150-474
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File:Untitled_Panorama1.jpg|Main auditorium
File:UP theatre.jpg|
File:UP lecture theatre.JPG|
File:UPtheatrefront.jpg|
File:UPdrum.jpg|
File:UPdrumexternal.jpg|
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{{Header2|Conference: ''Accommodation''}}
 
=====Manchester University=====
=====Hotels=====
=====Hostels=====
{{Header2|Conference: ''Parties''}}
=====VIP Party=====
=====Attendee Party=====
{{Header3|Transport: ''Getting to the United Kingdom''}}
<blockquote>''International travel to the United Kingdom is extensive. Access to the UK is provided by 30 international airports providing travel to 200 destinations, 8 ports with international passenger ferry services to Europe, and a rail link to mainland Europe via the Channel Tunnel.''</blockquote>
 
=====Train (via Belgium and France)=====
 
Eurostar high-speed trains run between London (St Pancras International), Ebbsfleet and Ashford through the Channel Tunnel to Paris (Gare du Nord), Lille and Brussels. During the summer an additional weekly train operates to Avignon and during the winter a weekly service runs a ski service direct to the French Alps. Through tickets and connections are available in Lille, Paris and Brussels from many European cities to most large UK cities.
 
Journey times average two hours fifteen minutes to and from Paris, and one hour fifty minutes to Brussels. A second class return from Paris to London costs between €85 and €230. While it can be cheaper to fly from London to Paris using a low-cost airline, bear in mind that the journeys to the airports can be expensive and time-consuming.
 
=====Ferry=====
 
=====Air=====
 
{{Header3|Transport: ''Getting to Manchester''}}
 
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Manchester and North West England are served by [[w:en:Manchester Airport|Manchester Airport]]. The airport is the busiest in terms of passenger traffic in the UK outside London, serving 21.06&nbsp;million passengers in 2008. Airline service exists to 190 destinations in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. It has the second highest number of international destinations globally with only Amsterdam having more international destinations. A second runway was opened in 2001 and there have been continued terminal improvements.
 
The transport connections between the airport and the center of manchester are excellent. The airport has a main rail line connection, multiple bus connections, many taxi's and a proposed tram connection.
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Manchester is well served by train. In terms of passengers, [[w:en:Manchester Piccadilly Station|Manchester Piccadilly]] was the busiest English train station outside London in 2005 and 2006. Local operator [[w:en:Northern Rail|Northern Rail]] operates all over the north of England, and other national operators include [[w:en:Virgin Trains|Virgin Trains]]. The [[w:en:Liverpool and Manchester Railway|Liverpool and Manchester Railway]] was the first passenger railway in the world. Greater Manchester has an extensive countywide railway network, and two mainline stations. Manchester city centre is also serviced by over a dozen rail-based park and ride sites. In October 2007, the government announced that a feasibility study had been ordered into increasing the capacity at Piccadilly station and turning Manchester into the rail hub of [[w:en:Northern England|the north]].
 
 
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{{Header3|Transport: ''Getting around Manchester''}}
 
=====Bus=====
=====Metrolink=====
=====Metroshuttle=====
=====Taxi=====
 
Manchester became the first city in the UK to acquire a modern light rail tram system when the [[w:en:Manchester Metrolink|Manchester Metrolink]] opened in 1992. The present system mostly runs on former commuter rail lines converted for light rail use, and crosses the city centre via on-street tram lines. The {{convert|23|mi|km|abbr=on}}-network consists of three lines with 37 stations (including five on-street tram stops in the centre). An expansion programme is underway.
 
The city has one of the most extensive bus networks outside London with over 50 bus companies operating in the [[w:en:Greater Manchester|Greater Manchester]] region radiating from the city and the city also operates a three route [[w:en:Zero-fare public transport|zero-fare]] bus service called [[w:en:Metroshuttle|Metroshuttle]] which carries commuters around Manchester's business districts.
 
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File:Manchester Piccadilly station approach - April 11 2005.jpg|[[Manchester Piccadilly Station]]
Image:1006 turns off Mosley Street.jpg|A [[Manchester Metrolink|Metrolink tram]]
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{{Header1|Organisation: ''Timeline''}}
*Rough draft budget - June-August 2009
*Rough draft budget - June-August 2009
*Venue Viewing - Late Summer 2009
*Venue Viewing - Late Summer 2009
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*Conference - July/August 2013
*Conference - July/August 2013


==Budget==
{{Header1|Organisation: ''Expenses budget''}}
 
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{{Header1|Organisation: ''Sponsorship''}}
 
=====Sponsorship Levels=====
=====Confirmed Sponsors=====
=====Potential Sponsorts=====


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| colspan="2" align="center"|Total cost
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan="1"|'''Venue'''
|Includes, venue hire, techincal facilities, hot and cold buffet lunch and two lots of tea and biscuits.
|This calculated on the commercial day delegate rate of £39 pounds per person for three days.
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|3 days
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan="1"|'''Accommodation'''
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|Several large rooms * 4 days
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan="1"|'''Technical Facilities'''
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|4 days
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan="1"|'''Insurance'''
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|for 700 attendees
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan="1"|'''Catering'''
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|700 attendees * 3 days
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan="1"|'''Promotional Materials'''
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|for 700 attendees
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan="1"|'''Conference Materials'''
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|for 700 attendees
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan="1"|'''Organization team'''
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan="1"|'''Scholarships'''
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|40 full scholarships
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan="1"|'''Speakers'''
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|10 speakers
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|General party
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|70 VIP
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" rowspan="1"|'''Contingencies'''
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|colspan="3"|''Total amount to be raised''
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''calculated assuming 1 GBP = 1.42 USD (16th March '09)''

Latest revision as of 16:12, 4 February 2013

Historical
This page is kept as an archival reference.
If you want to raise a point about it, please start a discussion thread on the community forum.
Wikimania Manchester 2013
The Wikimedia Foundation's annual free knowledge conference.
Straightmanc.svg

In a nutshell

Country: United Kingdom

City: Manchester

Venue: Manchester University

Proposed dates:

Planned attendance: Any Wikimedian!

Contact:

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

History & Culture

Conference: Venue

University Place

University Place is Manchester University's newest conference venue. Located at the centre of Europe's largest urban higher education precinct, this fantastic venue is highly suited to hosting an international conference like Wikimania. The largest of the rooms is a 1000 seat auditorium. This auditorium is complete with both audio-visual and computer facilities for delivering presentations. The ground floor for the auditorium also has wifi reception but it should be feasible to increase the wifi strength with signal boosters to reach the rest of the facility.

Some general information includes:

  • 1,000 seat semi-circular auditorium (divisible into two theatres of 600 and 270)
  • Additional 24 flat-floored seminar rooms accommodating 20-120 delegates
  • 500 sq m exhibition area and adjacent marquee space
  • 400 seat restaurant
  • Wi-fi access to exhibition, restaurant and auditorium areas
  • On site audio visual aids and professional technicians on site
  • Adjacent to Roscoe and Schuster buildings offering a further 6 lecture theatres seating from 150-474
  • Main auditorium

    Main auditorium

  • UP theatre.jpg
  • UP lecture theatre.JPG
  • UPtheatrefront.jpg
  • UPdrum.jpg
  • UPdrumexternal.jpg

Conference: Accommodation

Manchester University
Hotels
Hostels

Conference: Parties

VIP Party
Attendee Party

Transport: Getting to the United Kingdom

International travel to the United Kingdom is extensive. Access to the UK is provided by 30 international airports providing travel to 200 destinations, 8 ports with international passenger ferry services to Europe, and a rail link to mainland Europe via the Channel Tunnel.

Train (via Belgium and France)

Eurostar high-speed trains run between London (St Pancras International), Ebbsfleet and Ashford through the Channel Tunnel to Paris (Gare du Nord), Lille and Brussels. During the summer an additional weekly train operates to Avignon and during the winter a weekly service runs a ski service direct to the French Alps. Through tickets and connections are available in Lille, Paris and Brussels from many European cities to most large UK cities.

Journey times average two hours fifteen minutes to and from Paris, and one hour fifty minutes to Brussels. A second class return from Paris to London costs between €85 and €230. While it can be cheaper to fly from London to Paris using a low-cost airline, bear in mind that the journeys to the airports can be expensive and time-consuming.

Ferry
Air

Transport: Getting to Manchester

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Transport: Getting around Manchester

Bus
Metrolink
Metroshuttle
Taxi

Manchester became the first city in the UK to acquire a modern light rail tram system when the Manchester Metrolink opened in 1992. The present system mostly runs on former commuter rail lines converted for light rail use, and crosses the city centre via on-street tram lines. The 23 mi ({{Rnd/bExpression error: Unexpected < operator.|Expression error: Unexpected < operator.|(Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)|Expression error: Unexpected < operator. }} km)-network consists of three lines with 37 stations (including five on-street tram stops in the centre). An expansion programme is underway.

The city has one of the most extensive bus networks outside London with over 50 bus companies operating in the Greater Manchester region radiating from the city and the city also operates a three route zero-fare bus service called Metroshuttle which carries commuters around Manchester's business districts.

Organisation: Timeline

  • Rough draft budget - June-August 2009
  • Venue Viewing - Late Summer 2009
  • Creation of Budget, Bid documents, venue selection, approaching potential sponsors etc - 2010/2011
  • Start working on bid page and forming wikimedia volunteer bid team - Summer 2011
  • Bidding officially opens - January 2012
  • Bidding closes and winner announced - May 2012
  • Conference - July/August 2013

Organisation: Expenses budget


Historical
This page is kept as an archival reference.
If you want to raise a point about it, please start a discussion thread on the community forum.
Wikimania Manchester 2013
The Wikimedia Foundation's annual free knowledge conference.
Straightmanc.svg
Minimum Primary Optimum
Category Items Description Total cost Items Description Total cost Items Description Total cost Notes
GBP (£) USD ($) GBP (£) USD ($) GBP (£) USD ($)
Venue Venue hire, tech. facilities, hot and cold buffet lunch and two lots of tea and biscuits. up to 700 attendees, 3 days 81900 Venue hire, tech. facilities, hot and cold buffet lunch and two lots of tea and biscuits. up to 1000 attendees, 3 days 117000 Venue hire, tech. facilities, hot and cold buffet lunch and two lots of tea and biscuits. up to 1000 attendees, 3 days 117000 Commercial Day delegate rate of £39 pounds per person for three days will be reduced for the foundations charity status.
Accommodation No subsidies 0 0 Large subsidies for speakers and scholarship holders, small subsidies for all Large subsidies for all
Insurance for 700 attendees for 1000 attendees for 1000 attendees
Catering 700 attendees * 3 days 1000 attendees * 3 days 1000 attendees * 3 days
Promotional Materials 700 attendees * 3 days 1000 attendees * 3 days 1000 attendees * 3 days
Conference Materials 700 attendees * 3 days 1000 attendees * 3 days 1000 attendees * 3 days
Organization team Conference fee 5 people Travel, conference fee, pizza 10 people Travel, conference fee, accommodation, restaurant meal 15 people
Conference organiser 1 month full time equiv salary 2000
Scholarships Travel and conference fee 30 scholarships Travel and conference fee 50 scholarships Travel and conference fee 60 scholarships
Speakers Travel 5 speakers Travel 10 speakers Travel 15 speakers
Party Cheap general party 400 attendees Good general party 500 attendees Fancy general party 600 attendees
No alternative entertainment 0 0 Simple alternative entertainment Up to 500 attendees Substantial alternative entertainment Up to 400 attendees
Good VIP party 50 VIP Fancy VIP party 70 VIP Amazing VIP party 100 VIP
Contingencies
Total amount to be raised

calculated assuming 1 GBP = 1.42 USD (16th March '09)

Organisation: Sponsorship

Sponsorship Levels
Confirmed Sponsors
Potential Sponsorts

Miscellaneous

Currency
Climate
Telecommunications
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