Manchester Wikimania Bid
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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
Budget
Category Items Description Total cost Notes GBP (£) USD ($) 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. 3 days Accommodation Several large rooms * 4 days Technical Facilities 4 days Insurance for 700 attendees Catering 700 attendees * 3 days Promotional Materials for 700 attendees Conference Materials for 700 attendees Organization team Scholarships 40 full scholarships Speakers 10 speakers Party General party 500 attendees VIP party 70 VIP Contingencies Total amount to be raised
calculated assuming 1 GBP = 1.42 USD (16th March '09)