Dear all

At this year’s Wikimania conference next month in Montréal, we’re again hosting a public policy meetup for folks interested in advocacy for laws that promote free knowledge and the Wikimedia projects. The gathering will take place on Saturday, August 12, from 12.30 to 2.00pm in a room on the 7th floor of the event hotel. We will announce the room number once it is available.

We’d like to invite you to join us for a conversation and exchange about ongoing and upcoming policy challenges and campaigns. The goal for this meetup is to learn about regulatory trends and developments directly from other Wikimedians from different countries. We’re also inviting people from other organizations who are participating in Wikimania and would love to use the meetup to connect them with you.

Some topics that we can discuss include:

• Copyright reform in the EU, South Africa, and Australia;

• Access to knowledge and enforcement of national laws across borders;

• Public domain status for publicly funded works.

The meetup will take place over lunch, so feel free to grab food and bring it with you to the room.

If you’re interested in participating, please send us an email off-list. We look forward to seeing you!

Best,

Dimi (Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU)

Jan (Wikimedia Foundation)