Wikimania 2013 bids/Delhi

Wikimania 2013 candidate cities:

Final Candidate Cities: Hong Kong | London

Other Candidate Cities: Surakarta | Bristol | Naples

City details

• Country:India
• City proposed:Delhi
• Proposed dates:Saturday to Monday. with possibility of arriving on Friday night and leaving on Tuesday mourning
• Contact person(s):User:Vibhijain

Conference venue

• brief description of venue (room sizes, number of rooms etc.)

1. Main hall:
2. Seminar rooms:
3. Lounge facilities:
4. Other rooms (organisation, staff, speakers, interviews/press, storage):

• Socializing areas (Garden, lounge etc.), their capacity and the hours at which they are opened/closed:
• Contacts with conference venue (emails, price quotes etc.)

• Technical facilities
  • Existing technical installations

    (on site Audio-visual...)

  • Wireless Network implementation

(existing? to be built? easiness of implementation?)

Accommodation

• Location of main accommodation facilities

(where can the attendees be hosted. On site, off site, how far from conference venue? For attendees? For VIPs?)

• Room details and price range

(What's the accommodation like? Dorms, B&B, Hotel? Singles, doubles? How much does it cost per person and per day?)

• Catering (one meal a day, breakfast is a plus)

(Where do we eat, how much it costs)

• Contacts with accommodation partner(s)

(Have you contacted the proposed locations, exchange of emails, price quotes etc.)

Party opportunities

Wikimania traditionally hosts two parties, one for attendees (capacity of 250-350) and one for sponsors and VIPs (capacity 40-60).

• Attendees party(ies) propositions

(location, how to get there, what's cool and relaxed about it)

• Sponsor party(ies) proposition

(location, how to get there, what's chic and high profile about it)

Travel and transportation

• Estimation of travel costs from all continents:Low fare flights available from most countries
• Distance from international airport(s)and how do we get to the location:International Airport is located in the city.
• Local transportation and local social opportunities:India is a strategic location and Delhi is the most well contacted city in India and also being the capital, it contains various ethnic groups.

Delhi transport Cooperation is the biggest CNG Buses chain in this World. Every kind of food is available and good transportation options are available.

• Visa issues

Pakistani Users may find some troubles in Visas issues but most users will not find any trouble.

• Tourism opportunities

A fine blend of old and new, ancient and modern, Delhi is a melting pot of cultures and religions. Delhi has been the capital of numerous empires that ruled India, making it rich in history. The rulers left behind their trademark architectural styles. Delhi currently has many renowned historic monuments and landmarks such as the Tughlaqabad fort, Qutub Minar, Purana Quila, Lodhi Gardens, Jama Masjid, Humayun's tomb, Red Fort, and Safdarjung's Tomb. Modern monuments include Jantar Mantar, India Gate, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Laxminarayan Temple, Lotus temple and Akshardham Temple.

New Delhi is famous for its British colonial architecture, wide roads, and tree-lined boulevards. Delhi is home to numerous political landmarks, national museums, Islamic shrines, Hindu temples, green parks, and trendy malls. Delhi is full of UNESCO World heritage sites and sites like Taj Mahal are very near. Some other monuments can be found at Wikipedia:List of tourist attractions in Delhi.

Local sponsorship opportunities

Possibility of local sponsorships

• Contacts

(no name needed, just "company X, 4000 USD or will provide 300 beds)

Local team

• Vaibhav Jain
• Mayur
• Krant

Miscellaneous

Delhi is a attractive option for encouraging Indian users. Wikimedia India's office will be situated in Delhi. Delhi is connected to the whole of India and it is also a attractive option for other South Asian countries.

Self-evaluation

• Weaknesses of the proposed location ...and how to overcome those weaknesses

1. Small Community

   Delhi has a small Wikipedia Community as compared to other Indian cities but I believe that a major community will grow in Delhi by 2013 due to the formation of local chapter. It has also some renowned users like (Mayur) and (Krant).

• Strengths of the proposed location

1. Strategic location
2. Well connected
3. Major Tourist site
4. Various ethnic groups
5. Major Student city
6. Relatively cost-efficient area
7. Close to Major media and Government
8. Best Candidate for the WikiCapital of India