Hi again everyone,
I totally forgot one more thing - one of the biggest complaints I often
hear is "I can't afford to attend these events," well, we have a way to
fix that. *Wikimedia Participation Grants!*
I just attended a museum conference (representing WMF) in the
Netherlands using a participation grant. It's an awesome opportunity to
get funding for travel, per diem, and basics to attend a conference or
an event that relates to the mission of Wikimedia and related projects.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Participation
It's also a really special way that we, "the people," can utilize
donations that have been given to WM and chapters by the public.
-Sarah
On 12/15/11 12:17 PM, Sarah Stierch wrote:
Hi everyone,
WMF is planning a hackathon in Pune, India, in Feb. 2012, to coincide
with the GNUnify Conference - Feb 10-12. " A Wikimedia hackathon is a
chance to learn how to develop using MediaWiki, Phonegap, and our
other technologies, and to work alongside experts. Software engineers,
designers, and translators are welcome."
The goal is to have a healthy group of women representing, so spread
the word to your Indian colleagues (and the male colleagues too =) ) !
It's also being coordinated by Alolita (with help from Sumana!!)
Please visit
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Pune_Hackathon_Feb_2012
for more information.
Don't live in India or don't have a chance to attend that Hackathon?
There is also a Hackathon in San Francisco in January:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Hackathon_January_2012
Which has an event page so sexy that I wish I could attend and I'm
better at breaking things than fixing them!
HACK ON,
-Sarah
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