Hi everyone,
I have a little problem concerning staying in Egypt after Wikimania: I have
guaranteed lodging with a friend of my family who lives in Cairo, but as far
as I know she'll be working all day and therefore not available for
sightseeing. Now, I am the first to admit that I am the most scatterbrained,
absent-minded person ever; I also freely admit that I get lost in
supermarkets (even the one I use every week). I really, truly do. I am
infamous for turning a street corner and then wondering which way I had come
from. Family members place bets on how far I am from my intended destination
whenever I go out. Honestly. I am afraid that if I go out alone in Cairo I
will get seriously lost.
My point is, are there any Wikimedians thinking of staying on in
Cairo/elsewhere in Egypt after Wikimania? And if there is, would they mind
having me tag along while sightseeing?
I asked on the Wikimania IRC channel if it was OK to send this e-mail to the
list. They said yes, but I apologize if anyone finds it too off-topic. Feel
free to e-mail me directly if you wish to do so.
Happy editing,
--Maria
User:Arria Belli
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ashraf Gouda <ashraf.gouda(a)gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 29, 2008 at 3:22 PM
Subject: [Wikimania-planning-l] early bird deadline
To: wikimania-planning-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Hi
I am writing to inform you all that early bird registration deadline
will be tomorrow 30/5/2008. So hurry up register NOW.
See you all in wikimania 2008 J
Yours,
Ashraf Gouda
_______________________________________________
Wikimania-planning-l mailing list
Wikimania-planning-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-planning-l
--
- phoebe s. ayers | phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com
All:
I have not yet heard back regarding scholarship decisions for Wikimania.
Several times during the past month, I sent an email to the
scholarships address ( <wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org> )
inquiring when decisions would be announced, and I have not received a
response. At this point, it may be impossible for me to attend even if
I am awarded the full amount I originally requested, as travel prices
have risen.
Does anyone know when scholarship decisions will be announced? Since
other summer plans I have are contingent on this information, it's
important that I at least know when I will know as soon as possible.
Thanks!
-- Seth
On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net> wrote:
> Mathias Schindler wrote:
>> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Ray Saintonge wrote:
>>
>>> It's also good to remember that Mahfouz was not universally admired in
>>> his own country.
>>>
>> Looking at Elfriede Jelinek, Orhan Pamuk and John Maxwell Coetzee, I
>> think that this is some kind of requirement for writing interesting
>> texts. I might mix cause and effect.
>
> O'Casey, Steinbeck, Pasternak, Fo....
>
> Looks like I'll be reading the Cairo Trilogy on the long flight to
> Wikimania.
>
> Ec
I would *love* to talk about good Egyptian novels etc. to read
beforehand... but maybe over on the Wikimania list? :)
-- phoebe
1- When do early bird registrations close? Please update
<http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration> with this
information.
2- How many beds per dorm room?
3- Are there separate men's and women's dorms? Is it possible,
practically speaking, for women to stay at the dorms?
thanks,
Brianna
--
They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment:
http://modernthings.org/
There seems to be some confusion about processing registrations.
Two days ago I submitted registrations for both me and my son, Darren.
For some reason the system chose to charge more for my son than for me.
I immediately sent an e-mail to complain about this, and have received
no reply.
As to my own registration, which I had completed first, I then followed
the links to make the payment by PayPal, but now I am advised that that
payment has not been claimed. I would appreciate it if someone would
deal with this.
Thanks,
Ray
I have uploaded the Egypt Country Profile prepared by Clayton Associates
for the Wikimedia Foundation, specifically for Wikimania 2008 in
Alexandria.
It is available at
<http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Egypt_country_profile_04-22-0…>
--
Cary Bass
Volunteer Coordinator
Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running! Support the Wikimedia
Foundation today: http://donate.wikimedia.org
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Phone: 415.839.6885
Fax: 415.882.0495
E-Mail: cary(a)wikimedia.org
Hi everyone!
I am attending / helping organize Recent Changes Camp next weekend
(http://rcc2008.blueoxen.net/), which will attract wiki enthusiasts
from the San Francisco area and and all over. I am wondering if we
have any promotional materials about Wikimania 2008 that I could hand
out or at least have on site. Ben did those some lovely "butterfly"
posters for previous years; is there anything like that for this year
that I could print up? If not, does anyone want to make something up
really quickly that I could print out and bring? Maybe a half-page
informational flyer?
cheers,
Phoebe
With less than three months to go until the fourth annual Wikimania
conference, registration has finally opened and will remain so until
the 15th of June. This year Wikimania starts with the a promise to
"Change the Shape of Wisdom" as it is hosted by Bibliotheca
Alexandrina, the reincarnation of the ancient Library of Alexandria,
one of pillars of this Earth when Philosophy and Wisdom are bought
into question. In Alexandria, from the 17th to the 19th of July, ideas
will be shared and discussed between people from all over the globe,
once again igniting the golden cosmopolitan age of the city.
As always, the conference will take place over 4 different tracks,
with a variety of speakers: Keynote, invited, and other. The
conference tracks this year are:
* Wikimedia Communities - Interesting projects and particularities
within the communities; policy creation within individual projects;
conflict resolution and community dynamics; reputation and identity;
multilingualism, languages and cultures; social studies.
* Free Knowledge - Open access to information; ways to gather and
distribute free knowledge, usage of the Wikimedia projects in
education, journalism, research; ways to improve content quality and
usability; copyright laws and other legal areas that interfere with
Wikimedia projects. Free Content in Middle-East/Africa countries.
* Technical infrastructure - Issues related to MediaWiki development
and extensions; Wikimedia hardware layout; new ideas for development
(including usable case studies from other wikis or similar projects).
* Scientific track - Papers submitted to the scientific track were
peer reviewed by scientific standards and accepted or rejected based
on these reviews. The papers will be published in proceedings
afterwards. Based on the number and the quality of the submission, a
journal special issue may be pursued
This year the conference is taking an interesting direction that hopes
to enlighten third world and Middle Eastern countries about the new
digital realm that is continuously expanding and evolving; as such,
along with many well reputed figures, an emphasis has been put on
bringing in Arab speakers. Speakers include Ahmed N. Tantawy, the
Technical Director of IBM in the Middle East; Eliane Metni, the
founding director of the International Education Association; Tim
Spalding, the founder and lead developer of LibraryThing; Eric M.
Johnson, the team leader for the Knowledge Management Action Team at
the U.S. Department of State; and Usama Fayyad, Yahoo!'s executive
vice president of Research & Strategic Data Solutions.
Take part on one of the most important IT events of the year. Check
the registration prices online.
<http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration>
While these prices do not include accommodation, the local team has
taken the effort to make all sorts of housing opportunities available,
starting from dorms up to luxury hotel rooms. Check these when your
registering. You will also be pleased to know that transportation is
available to and from Cairo International Airport in the 2 days before
and after the conference.
And what is a gathering without fun? Tours and parties are being
planned out for the participants of the event. After all Alexandria is
cultural city that brims with hospitality and the main idea of the
event is to provide a gathering place.
Hope to see you there!
The Wikimania Local Team
----
Please forward this message along to whomever you think will be
interested! (Sorry if you've already this e-mail more than once!)
--
Casey Brown
Cbrown1023
---
Note: This e-mail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails sent to
this address will probably get lost.
--
Casey Brown
Cbrown1023
---
Note: This e-mail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails sent to
this address will probably get lost.