The Wikimedia Foundation staff for the Wikipedia Education Program (Frank Schulenburg,
Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Jami Mathewson, and I) will be hosting a scheduled public office
hour in the #wikimedia-office IRC channel.
Date: Thursday, 21 June 2012
Time: 16:00 – 17:00 UTC (noon-1 p.m. EDT, 9-10 a.m. PDT) (click here for local time)
Topic: Wikipedia Education Program
This will be a general question and answer session. We have several exciting new
developments coming up: a transition from staff-led programs to volunteer-led programs in
North America, and a new piece of software for Wikipedia that will help us manage the
program better. We also are happy to answer general questions you may have about the
program.
If you have questions or concerns about the programs, or are simply curious, this is a
great opportunity to gain better insight into these programs. If you are unable to attend,
a link to the chat log will be posted at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours
for public viewing following the session.
Details on how to join the session are included below. We look forward to chatting with
you!
Rob Schnautz
Online Communications Contractor
Global Development
Wikimedia Foundation
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If you haven't used IRC before, it may be easiest to use a web client; this means you
don't have to install any software on your computer. Just click here to join in, and
then choose a username when prompted:
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikimedia-office You may be prompted to click
through a security warning. It's fine.
For more information about IRC software you can install on your computer, go to the
Wikipedia entry on IRC or the Meta page on Wikimedia IRC. If using dedicated software,
connect to the channel #wikimedia-officeconnect on the freenode network.