I suggest that Sundays might be a good day, at least for me. Don't know if this helps others? I cannot access IRC while I am at work, which means I'm only available M-F, 00:00 to 07:00 UTC. However, I am usually available on Sundays, pretty much anytime. In Egypt, don't you observe the weekend on Friday-Saturday? so don't know if Sunday would be acceptable or good for you? Or rotating times/days also works, so maybe I can make some of the sessions.
<br><br>Of course, don't know how necessary my participation is at this point. I would like to help with scholarships (help find funding), and other ways I can help. Just to let you know, I may be in Cairo for the summer (June - August), to take part in the summer language program. I know Cairo isn't that close to Alexandria, but it might makes it easier for me to help.
<br><br>Regards (تحياتي)<br>Aude<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 10, 2007 12:36 PM, Florence Devouard <<a href="mailto:fdevouard@wikimedia.org">fdevouard@wikimedia.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Well, I happen to disagree.<br>We already held 3 wikimanias, and I think a big part of their success<br>was because it was organized by wikipedians from every part of the<br>planet. Of course, there was always more local people involved, but
<br>there was not ONLY local people;<br>When it comes to the very practical organization (such as accomodations,<br>decoration of the rooms and other renting of microphone, it is cleaer<br>the local team will be first on the front and it makes sense to choose
<br>meeting times which primarily fit with their schedule.<br><br>However, when it comes to stuff like program, international involvement<br>is expected and priority should be given to accomodating as many of<br>people as possible. If that involves making smaller action groups or
<br>rotating hours of meetings, so be it. We will never be able to satisfy<br>everyone. But we can make efforts.<br><br><br>Ant<br><br> Smart Robots wrote:<br>> Hi there,<br>><br>> Since Egypt is the country which will hold the wikimania for 2008 so I
<br>> think it's so wisely from Mido to adjust the time according to egypt<br>> timing as the volunteers ( that will organize it ) can easily be founded<br>> , I know these meetings have participations from all over the world.
<br>><br>> No offense<br>> And this is not official I am just a subscriber !!<br><div class="Ih2E3d">><br>> */Aphaia <<a href="mailto:aphaia@gmail.com">aphaia@gmail.com</a>>/* wrote:<br>><br>> Corr.
<br>><br>> for me 5am, for Titan (and KJ) 4am.<br>> While I know some people like this hour (e.g. Board election debate,<br>> ComProj meetings), I am worried this tendency to hold Wikimedia<br>> relation around 18-20 UTC, moreover to say it "hour good for everyone"
<br>> (while Mido didn't call it so wisely). Simply there is no such hour<br>> which is good for everyone.<br>><br>> Again, time rotation is the best solution in my opinion.<br>><br></div>> On Dec 10, 2007 11:42 AM, Aphaia wrote:
<br><div class="Ih2E3d">> > On Dec 10, 2007 11:22 AM, E wrote:<br>> > > Exactly, it's 4am here in Australia... possibly 20:00UTC would be<br>> > > preferable.<br>> ><br>
> > Not really: 20UTC is for me 4am.<br>> > ><br>> > > - E<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > _______________________________________________
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