In this week's episode, Andrew Lih (Fuzheado) interviews Iolanda Pensa (Iopensa) on the status of Wikimania 2016 in Esino Lario, Italy. The discussion reveals what attendees can expect to find in the small town in the Lake Como region of northern Italy, and how the bidding team came up with a vision for the annual conference. They also talk about upcoming deadlines for conference programming and future of Wikimania.

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