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1. Re: WikiIndaba announcement (Emna Mizouni)
2. Re: WikiIndaba announcement (Adjoa Linda Fletcher)
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Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:08:04 +0100
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Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] WikiIndaba announcement
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Excellent news and amazing level of collaboration between the WISCom, WMF
and the Wikimedians of Nigeria.
Wish you the best of luck!
Cheers,
Emna
> Congratulations and thanks for updating all of us for the same.
> All my best wishes for the WikiIndiba conference.
>
> Best Regards,
> Rajeeb Dutta.
> (U: Marajozkee)
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks Bobby,
> Where in Abuja will they hold it?
> Thanks,
> Sherry
>
> *Sherry-Ann L. Antoine, MPA*
>
> Program Development and Outreach Specialist
>
> Program Director, Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia (AfroCrowd),
>
> Board of Directors, The Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY),
>
> Phone / Whatsapp: 1(718) 772-4802
>
>
>
> *Sent in a hurry. Please excuse any typos, thanks.
>
>
>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> We would like to inform you that after long deliberations between the
>> Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) and the WikiIndaba Steering Committee (WISCom)
>> we have reached an agreement that the suitable dates to host the WikiIndaba
>> conference 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria will be from 8 - 10 November.
>>
>> We know that this news will disappoint many of you, who were gearing up
>> for the meeting. Unfortunately, operational difficulties created some
>> delays. We have discussed this with the staff of the WMF, and all agree
>> that a postponement will give us some extra time to ensure that a quality
>> event is planned for all. WikiIndaba conference is a key pillar in the
>> Wikimedia movement strategic direction, and an important platform for the
>> African Wikimedia community.
>>
>> WISCom and the WMF continue to support Wikimedia Nigeria as the host and
>> venue for the conference.
>>
>> We greatly appreciate your support and understanding, and we hope to see
>> you at WikiIndaba!
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Bobby Shabangu
>>
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>> African-Wikimedians mailing list
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Thanks,
> Excellent news and amazing level of collaboration between the WISCom, WMF
> and the Wikimedians of Nigeria.
>
> Wish you the best of luck!
>
>
> Cheers,
> Emna
>
>
>> Congratulations and thanks for updating all of us for the same.
>> All my best wishes for the WikiIndiba conference.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Rajeeb Dutta.
>> (U: Marajozkee)
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Bobby,
>> Where in Abuja will they hold it?
>> Thanks,
>> Sherry
>>
>> *Sherry-Ann L. Antoine, MPA*
>>
>> Program Development and Outreach Specialist
>>
>> Program Director, Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia (AfroCrowd),
>>
>> Board of Directors, The Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY),
>>
>> Phone / Whatsapp: 1(718) 772-4802
>>
>>
>>
>> *Sent in a hurry. Please excuse any typos, thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> We would like to inform you that after long deliberations between the
>>> Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) and the WikiIndaba Steering Committee (WISCom)
>>> we have reached an agreement that the suitable dates to host the WikiIndaba
>>> conference 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria will be from 8 - 10 November.
>>>
>>> We know that this news will disappoint many of you, who were gearing up
>>> for the meeting. Unfortunately, operational difficulties created some
>>> delays. We have discussed this with the staff of the WMF, and all agree
>>> that a postponement will give us some extra time to ensure that a quality
>>> event is planned for all. WikiIndaba conference is a key pillar in the
>>> Wikimedia movement strategic direction, and an important platform for the
>>> African Wikimedia community.
>>>
>>> WISCom and the WMF continue to support Wikimedia Nigeria as the host and
>>> venue for the conference.
>>>
>>> We greatly appreciate your support and understanding, and we hope to see
>>> you at WikiIndaba!
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Bobby Shabangu
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> African-Wikimedians mailing list
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> African-Wikimedians mailing list
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> African-Wikimedians mailing list
>>
> _______________________________________________
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