An overview in English of the Bid Wikimania Esino Lario 2016.

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

2. Wikimania
is the annual conference
of Wikipedia,
the Wikimedia projects
and the free knowledge
volunteers and
institutions.
Plenary session at Wikimania 2013 Hong Kong. Photo Niccolò Caranti, 2013, cc by-sa.

3. 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 Vasconcelos
Library, 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

4. In Esino Lario Wikimania
is something different and new.
2006 Harvard University
2012 George Washington
University
2009 Centro Cultural San
Martín, Buenos Aires
2015 Vasconcelos
Library, 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
2016 The entire village of Esino Lario,
Lake Como area, Italy
2010 Polish Baltic
Philharmonic, Gdańsk
Wikimania Esino Lario 2016. Photos Wikimedia Commons, cc by-sa.
2005 Youth Hostel
Frankfurt, Germany

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. And a pretty cool place.
Lake Como. Photo by Carlo Maria Pensa, 2000, cc by-sa.

9. 300 600
100
100
50
100
38
100
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38
100
100
150
Panels Meetups
Wikimania Esino Lario 2016 venue, with number of seats.
The venue is the entire village
of Esino Lario.
Support

10. 600
300
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Wikimania Esino Lario 2016 venue. OpenStreetMap.
100
100
100
100
150
50
Panels Meetups Support

11. 16
14
12
8
5
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4
13
10
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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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3 4 5 6 7
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Villa Clotilde
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
Panels Meetups Support

12. Accommodation is
in Esino Lario
Perledo and Varenna.
Esino
Perledo
Varenna
Lierna
Mandello
Lecco
Abbadia
Valsassina
Bellano
Bellagio
Menaggio
Wikimania Esino Lario 2016 Accommodation. Esino, Perledo, Varenna; other towns with hotels and restaurants. Photo Carlo Maria Pensa, cc by-sa.

13. Venue and the majority of the accommodation
at a walking distance.
Perledo
Wikimania Esino Lario, transport from the airports and major hubs. Lombard Region, OpenStreetMap.
Airport
Malpensa
Airport
Orio al Serio
Airport
Linate
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
Lake Como
Valsassina
Esino Lario
Lugano, CH

14. Internet connectivity Communication
Accommodation
Wikimania Esino Lario 2016. Photos Wikimedia Commons, cc by-sa.
Excursions and events.
Transports
Program
Electricity
Documentation
Food
Venue and equipment Video recording
Registrations
Parties Scholarships and visa
Volunteers Safety

15. Wikimania is about
technology, innovation and
collaborative work.
Wikimania Esino Lario working group, update October 2014.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids/Esino_Lario
Wikimania attendee Amir Aharoni. Photo by Julie Anne Workman, 2014, cc by-sa.