Wikimania Esino Lario bid, Esino Lario, 21-28 June 2016. Photo Niccolò Caranti and Carlo Maria Pensa, cc by-sa.

Plenary session at Wikimania 2013 Hong Kong. Photo Niccolò Caranti, 2013, cc by-sa.

Wikimaniais the annual conferenceof Wikipedia,the Wikimedia projects and the free knowledge volunteers and institutions.

Wikimania has been hosted in the buildings of major universities and cultural centers of large cities.

Wikimania venues 2005-2015. Photos Wikimedia Commons, cc by-sa.

2006 Harvard University

2012 George Washington University

2009 Centro Cultural San Martín, Buenos Aires

2015 VasconcelosLibrary, Mexico City

2008 Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt

2011 Haifa Auditorium Complex, Israel

2013 Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2007 Youth Center Taipei

2014 Barbican Centre in London

2010 Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Gdańsk

2005 Youth Hostel Frankfurt, Germany

2006 Harvard University

2012 George Washington University

2009 Centro Cultural San Martín, Buenos Aires

2015 VasconcelosLibrary, Mexico City

2008 Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt

2011 Haifa Auditorium Complex, Israel

2013 Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2007 Youth Center Taipei2016 The entire village of Esino Lario, Lake Como area, Italy

2014 Barbican Centre in London

2010 Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Gdańsk

Wikimania Esino Lario 2016. Photos Wikimedia Commons, cc by-sa.

In Esino Lario Wikimaniais something different and new.

2005 Youth Hostel Frankfurt, Germany

Wikimania 2016 Esino Lario, a mountain village in Lake Como area, Province of Lecco, Lombardy Region, Italy. Photo Carlo Maria Pensa, cc by-sa.

A site-specific Wikimania,designed to bring closely together the community, to boost interaction, to enjoy a challenge, and to produce a legacy.

Wikimania Esino Lario 2016. Photo Carlo Maria Pensa, cc by-sa.

A manageable challenge.Preliminary visit, feasibility study, partnership with Wikimedia Italia, support from Esino Lario city council and Esino Lario associations.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2015_bids/Esino_Lario/Feasibility_study

A team of 35 volunteers with different skills and expertise. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2015_bids/Esino_Lario/Team

Around 60 private owners provide apartments in Esino Lario. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2015_bids/Esino_Lario/Accommodation

Executive project. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids/Esino_Lario/Description

Partnership with Wikimedia CH, support from the mountain community (Comunità montana della Valsassina, Valvarrone, Val d’Esino e Riviera)

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2015_bids/Esino_Lario/Support

Positive feedback of the Wikimania committee inspection. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids/Esino_Lario/Site_visit_July_2014

Fundraising https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2015_bids/Esino_Lario/Budget

Wikimania Esino Lario 2016. Photo Wikimania 2014 Hackathon, Pierre-Selim, cc by-sa.

And a pretty cool place.

Lake Como. Photo by Carlo Maria Pensa, 2000, cc by-sa.

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Wikimania Esino Lario 2016 venue, with number of seats.

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The venue is the entire villageof Esino Lario.

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Wikimania Esino Lario 2016 venue. OpenStreetMap.

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Wikimania Esino Lario 2016 venue, with the correspondent number to the photo. OpenStreetMap. Photos https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Esino_Lario, cc by-sa-

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Primary school

Multimedia room museum Bar restaurant 58 Theatre of the Kindergarten Former Hotel Italia

Bar restaurant Oasi

Bar restaurant Centrale

Meeting

Bar restaurant Montanina

Collaborative space

City hall

Montecodeno

Former cinema

Bar La sosta

Sport Hall

MeetupsPanels Support

Accommodation is in Esino LarioPerledo and Varenna.

Esino

Perledo

Varenna

Lierna

Mandello

Lecco

Abbadia

Bellano

Valsassina

Bellagio

Menaggio

Wikimania Esino Lario 2016 Accommodation. Esino, Perledo, Varenna; other towns with hotels and restaurants. Photo Carlo Maria Pensa, cc by-sa.

Wikimania Esino Lario, transport from the airports and major hubs. Lombard Region, OpenStreetMap.

AirportMalpensa

Airport Orio al Serio

AirportLinate

Private bus/car: Orio-Esino 1 h 40 min

Private bus/car: Malpensa-Esino 2 h

Private bus/car: Linate-Esino 1 h 40 min

Public transport: Malpensa-Esino 2 h 30 min

Public transport: Orio-Esino 2 h

Public transport: Linate-Esino 2 h

Bergamo

Milan

Varenna

Perledo

Lake Como

Valsassina

Venue and the majority of the accommodationat a walking distance.

Esino Lario

Lugano, CH

Wikimania Esino Lario 2016. Photos Wikimedia Commons, cc by-sa.

Excursions and events.

Transports

Program

Electricity

Internet connectivity Communication

Documentation

Food

Accommodation

Video recordingVenue and equipment

Registrations

Scholarships and visaParties

SafetyVolunteers

Wikimania attendee Amir Aharoni. Photo by Julie Anne Workman, 2014, cc by-sa.

Wikimania is abouttechnology, innovation and collaborative work.

Wikimania Esino Lario working group, update October 2014.https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids/Esino_Lario