Well, if the participation of a local Wikipedian isn't available, and you are in need of the participation of a Wikipedian (no matter where they live in the States) then that Wikipedian (or the proposal writers) can submit for a Participation Grant through the Wikimedia Foundation, which will fund the travel and participation of that Wikipedian for the event: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Participation_Grants
Just letting you guys know about your options :)
-Sarah
On 11/14/12 1:45 PM, Proffitt,Merrilee wrote:
Just chiming in to say that I don't think this is the sort of thing where we can get funding since we are proposing it as a regular session (it's not a keynote or anything). We aren't even guaranteed to have our proposal accepted! (Although of course I think the organizers would nuts not to want to hear about fantastic collaboration opportunities like this!)
Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer OCLC Research
*From:*glam-us-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:glam-us-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Sarah Stierch *Sent:* Wednesday, November 14, 2012 1:42 PM *To:* glam-us@lists.wikimedia.org *Subject:* Re: [GLAM-US] Walker Arts Center
Hi Bob,
I don't know of anyone in Minneapolis who has served as WiR at the Walker. I do have some contacts at the Minneapolis Historical Society who are going to be doing an event soon, that I'm supporting from afar. I can introduce you to them - they are staff members though. Lori has some contacts for local WIkipedians, I believe.
If all else fails, and grant/funding can be secured I'm sure someone could be flown there for the event.
-Sarah
On 11/14/12 1:35 PM, Bob Kosovsky wrote:
Hi folks, Is there someone who is currently serving as Wikipedian-in-Residence at the Walker Arts Center? Or someone else in Minneapolis - or even Chicago? Or is there a previous WiR who could be in Minneapolis during June 2013? Merrilee Profitt (of OCLC) and I would like to propose a session about Wikipedia/Wikimedia/GLAM, etc. at the forthcoming RBMS preconference (Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the American Library Association) which meets in Minneapolis in June 2013. It would be nice to have a person who is actually participating in a project or has done so in the past. Let me know! Thanks! -- Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Curator, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts blog: http://www.nypl.org/blog/author/44 Twitter: @kos2 Listowner: OPERA-L ; SMT-TALK ; SMT-ANNOUNCE ; SoundForge-users - My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my institutions - _______________________________________________ GLAM-US mailing list GLAM-US@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:GLAM-US@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam-us-- *Sarah Stierch* /*Museumist and open culture advocate*/
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