Wikimania 2007/Orlando

City details

Orlando, Florida, is located near the East Coast of the United States and is in Central Florida, a dynamic region that thrives on conferences and conventions. Also a beautiful location, major technology center and a large tourist spot, Orlando offers a wide variety of choices to host Wikimania 2007, ranging from the world's largest and busiest convention center, recently renovated and expanded, to multiple smaller convention centers offered by hotels.

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):

• 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?)

Transportation and visa information

• Estimation of travel costs from all continents:
• Visa issues (who needs a visa, how easy is it to obtain it)
• Distance from international airport(s)and how do we get to the location:

Accommodation

• Location of main accommodation facilities

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

• 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.)

Local sponsorship opportunities

Possibility of local sponsorships

• Contacts

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

Local team

(Who stands behind this bid, who will be able to help locally, names and what they can help with)

Miscellaneous

Anything you feel should be brought to the attention of the jury.

Self-evaluation

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

1. Weakness 1

   Solution 1

2. Weakness 2

   Solution 2

• Strengths of the proposed location

1. Strength 1
2. Strength 2