Talk:WikiConference UK 2013

Possible locations

(Both venues and cities)

Manchester?
- Possible venues: University of Manchester (lecture room or seminar room, or something from [1]), Mediacity (if they have large meeting rooms), Manchester Town Hall. Other options at [2].
- I helped host an event at The Lowry with a previous employer. Really lovely venue with plenty of space, on-site catering and so on. Might be expensive though. --Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 10:10, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Birmingham
- Possible venues: etc.venues.
Nottingham?
Edinburgh?
- Can the charity hold the AGM outside England and Wales? Gordo (talk) 21:10, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
  - That might be useful to get advice on. I've had a quick look and can't find anything in the Companies Act or on the Charity Commission website to say either way. It's worth resolving for future reference even if not for 2013 as even if we decide to hold the event elsewhere we may want to go to Scotland in the future. LondonStatto (talk) 22:01, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
  - Personally I favour either Birmingham or (if permissible) Edinburgh. LondonStatto (talk) 22:01, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
    - For me, the main consideration would be how we can maximise the number of members who attend. Thinking about it in this way, Birmingham seems a sensible choice - although I haven't seen data on where our members are located, it's central and certainly cheaper than London. --Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 10:10, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

(External speakers that could attract more of our members)

Just off the top of my head, and in no particular order, some organisations we've been working with who could provide speakers:

Topics we could look at:

--Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 10:22, 15 August 2012 (UTC)