Ambassadors,
Most of you have seen the plans for the new Working Group[1] that we sent out two weeks ago. The deadline is getting closer, so I wanted to send a reminder to all of you to take a look and submit a proposal if you're interested in being considered to join this group, which will be integral in planning the future of the Education Programs in the United States and Canada.
A lot of people have indicated interest (and there are already a good number of proposals[2]), but please note that we have added a tab[3] about the current and future role of the Wikimedia Foundation [3]. This short list should give many of you an idea of the role the new Education Program Structure should serve as of May 2013.
Since we have just recently added this information for your own perspective when submitting a proposal, we're extending the deadline to apply for the Working Group until this Monday, May 7th. The Selection Committee will begin reviewing proposals the following Tuesday and will still announce the Working Group members on May 14th.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Education_Working_Group
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Education_Program_Structure_proposals
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Education_Working_Group/Wikimedia_Foundation_Role
Please reach out to any of us if you have questions, concerns, or comments!
Thank you,
Frank Schulenburg, Wikipedia Education Program Director
Annie Lin, Wikipedia Education Program Manager
Jami Mathewson, U.S./Canada Program Associate
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Jami Mathewson
U.S./Canada Education Program Associate