User talk:Ropers/IWNB notice/DCB email 5
From: ropers - at - ropersonline.com Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] wikimedia conference -- thank you :-) Date: 2 November 2004 08:59:22 GMT+01:00 To: jevans - at - dublinconventionbureau.com Hi Jean, Please allow me to once again thank you for your superb efforts in connection with our attempts to bring the summer 2005 Wikipedia/Wikimedia convention to Dublin. I feel that you have been more than just supportive and can only thank you for your very active efforts. In my opinion the fact that Frankfurt was eventually chosen had everything to do with limitations on our end -- the number of active Wikipedia contributors in the Rhine-Main metropolitan area (i.e. around Frankfurt) was conservatively put at 47, whereas we only got 15 people listed for Ireland. The number of local organizers was also far greater in Frankfurt and it is perhaps telling that I, a non-Irish, former Dublin resident ended up being the lead proponent of "the capital". But -- we did make a rather good impression, especially with the way your initial proposals were much more professional than what the competition had to show. Of course I am disappointed just as everyone hoping to bring the conference to Dublin. What we will hope and work for now is to make the 2005 meet-up a resounding success, which will improve our chances of successfully turning this first global contributor gathering into an annual event. In that case I would be happy to propose Dublin again and get back in touch. Many thanks for your help! Thanks and regards, Jens Ropers
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