Dear Wikimedians,
Indaba is fast approaching, and there is need for proper planning. From
what I can see, there are limited scholarships available for people who
needs scholarship to attend the conference. I think there is need to
constitute a scholarship committee to oversea the scholarship program.
Although, this might not be necessary if scholarship will only be given to
representatives of usergroup like our annual Wikimedia Conference in
Berlin.
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The main duties of the committee members prior to Indaba 2016 will include
but not limited to:
- Participation in periodic online meetings with scholarships program
manager and other committee members.
- Assistance in determination of scholarship applicant requirements.
- Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Indaba
scholarship applications in multiple languages.
- Work with the host team and WMF (if necessary).
The community may decide on what criteria should members of the committee
be selected.
Best,
Isaac