Wikipedia:WikipediaWeekly/Wikimania observations

Alexandria has been a pioneering, extending Wikimedia's reach to Africa and the Middle East. While it has

Positives

 * Volunteer staff: young, enthusiastic, plentiful and helpful
 * Professional management of venue and security
 * Placecards and stage management top notch
 * A/V and audio needs great
 * Wifi/Internet using "BA Public" fast, very fast (not all could connect)
 * Coffee, tea and juice/nectar around
 * Half dozen online terminals

Could improve

 * Many meeting rooms too small, Room A especially and Room C
 * Lightning talks should always be in room that is bigger than you need, chairs in the round
 * Water, there is no easy source of water sitting around!
 * Power outlets scarce, have power strips around, taped down
 * Lodging venues dispersed, hard to find each other
 * Would be nice to have a community space

Desirable

 * Common dining hall for announcements at lunch, last minute changes, ad hoc gatherings
 * BOF bulletin board, lunch huddles

Quotable
"The hotel I'm staying has a weird Internet connection. It only lets you visit Google.com sites -- Google Search, Google Mail, Google Docs. It's like a preview of the Internet in 10 years." -- Mako