User:Gnangarra/Wikimania 2019 - Perth

After submitting a bid for 2017, we are again submitting a proposal for WMAU & Perth to host Wikimania in 2018. This years process has changed from a formal bid process into a informal Q&A. The following questions were received via email and we have until 28th November to respond;

• Personal safety of participants (e.g., welcoming environment/culture regardless of people's sexual orientation, race, age, gender, expression, disability, etc)
• Availability of affordable accommodation
• Accommodations within short distance to venue (or easy to provide transportation to/from)
• Availability of reasonably priced, flexible meeting space per our specs (see previous wikimania programs)
• Reasonably priced catering/service charges at event
• Strength of organizing committee's core team**
  • Composition of the team (who they are, background, commitment, experience). The ideal committee has 6-8 members with one lead organizer. They must be willing to take on all tasks as assigned, and especially recruit and manage volunteers for onsite support (anywhere from 30-50 people depending on estimates for attendance); recommend people to serve on scholarship committee; put together a program committee; aquire sponsorships; handle promotion/outreach/media; work with hackathon organizers; web site content; connectivity/technical issues if venue requires this expertise
• Strength of program e.g., theme, any new ideas; excellent program chair
• Venue's Network Infrastructure & Connectivity
• Transportation Cost to Venue (international round trip) (note: ellie will figure this out)
• Close proximity of venue to international airport (ease of transportation)
• Sponsorships (venue, etc.) - what can they bring?
• Find support from local chapters, governments, universities, venues and NGOs.
• how do you think locating Wikimania in Perth would promote the mission of the WMF and its global movement?

Personal safety of participants

Discrimination Western Australia is covered legislatively by both State and Federal Law as well Australia being one of the first signatories of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

• WA acts
  • Western Australian Disability Services Act 1993
  • Western Australian Equal Opportunity Act 1984
• Federal acts
  • Age Discrimination Act 2004
  • Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
  • Disability Discrimination Act 1992
  • Racial Discrimination Act 1975
  • Sex Discrimination Act 1984.

More information on these acts are available from Australian Human Rights Commission[1]