Talk:Wikimania bid

Possible venues

Is it too early to start thinking about possible venues if a UK bid is to be created? London is an obvious candidate & Oxford has previously been suggested, however would Bristol be possible? If so I have recently had some communications with the UWE Bristol Exhibition and Conference Centre about another event & asked whether it would meet the criteria set out at requirements for bidding cities. It has several areas (approximate metric measurements and maximum capacities):

• Zone A. 41m x 37m. 1000, theatre style
• Zone B. 63.5m x 37m. 1000, theatre style
• Zone C. 71m x 31.5m. 1000, theatre style
• Zone D. 34.5m x 14m. 800, theatre style
• Zone E. 34.5m x 32m. 800, theatre style

And a variety of smaller rooms + student type accommodation if during vacations. If anyone wants me to follow up or find further information I can make contact with the event manager Kerry Ellery.Rodw 13:37, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Nottingham might also be an option (easy air links). Possibly York (really pretty city & some interesting GLAM opportunities there which I think is neat)... Bristol is an interesting idea, it's a nice place IIRC. So list so far (collated from my memory of everything that has been mentioned to this date)...

• London
• Bristol
• Oxford
• Nottingham
• Manchester
• York

Lots to consider there --ErrantX 14:38, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

I would look a little wider than England too. It might be interesting to consider cities with excellent direct international airport connections such as Glasgow, Belfast and Cardiff. There are very good reasons to take seriously a non-English venue, especially considering the real impact we would have on reenforcing our minority Wikimedia communities in these countries. --Fæ 15:23, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

That's very true. What about Edinburgh? That's one of my favourite cities? I'm adding a list of proposed locations to the main page --ErrantX 10:16, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

We need to remember what else is on in some of these places. If you clash with something big you up your venue costs, your accommodation costs and your risk of being gazumped. Edinburgh has the Fringe in August, and I think parts of the festival overspill into adjacent months. WereSpielChequers 19:25, 22 September 2011 (UTC)