Hi all,

We're planning 5 activities related to advocacy during Wikimania in London [1].

Here's the list so you can comment, criticise, praise (yes, please) or just say you wish to help organising one or several of those (double yes). We have two programme submissions, two side-events and one "work meeting" .

1. Panel Discussion [2]  - Saturday 16:30-18

"How should Wikimedia advocate for free knowledge?"
Panelists are Luis Villa, Jan Engelmann, Andrea Zanni, Parker Higgins and Katherine Maher

If you want to change something (panelists, topic), this is still possible.

2. Talk/Workshop [3] - Saturday ca. 15:30, just before Panel Discussion

Update about the EU activities and brainstorming on cool project ideas tht could generate political and media impact. Idea is to provide a little background and set the tone for the panel discussion.

Dimi and whoever wishes to take part.

3. Weasel Whiteboard on Wheels

The idea is to have a whiteboard with Wendy and someone from our group going around the conference and engage people in conversation about advocacy, free knowledge and policy. The whiteboard will pose questions that we need to answer for our strategy planning. Example: What would the best 30-second pitch for Freedom of Panorama be? Can you think of any groups in your country that would be interested in the issue?

Anyone who wishes can do this for a while. Not compulsory schedule.

4. Networking Lunch - Sunday at lunch

The idea is that a lot of civil society groups/activits/NGOs will be present at Wikimania this year (e.g. ORG, EFF, OK, Initiative für Netzfreiheit). We should take an hour at lunch or in the evening to get to know each other and catch each other up on what we're working on. A lot of synergies and know-how transfer possible here! I am trying to see if I can get a seperate room reserved and the registrations lists, so I can invite the people.

Please feedback - still just planning

5. Working on Strategy - Thursday and Monday

We need to come up with a more coherent and long-term advocacy strategy, at least when it comes to our core issues like PD-Gov and FoP. Questions like: Who are the main decision makers? Which actors are possible allies? What is our best 30-second and 3-minute pitch? Which tactics sould we use (direct lobbying/coalitions/petitions/media work/showcases/studies/information materials)?

As people have incompatible travel schedules I will offer a meeting on this on Thursday and Monday after the conference. I expect Monday to be more focused and productive, though.

Cheers,
Dimi

[1]https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
[2]https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Liquid_Lobbying_-_How_should_Wikimedia_advocate_for_free_knowledge%3F
[3]https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Liquid_Lobbying_-_How_could_Wikimedia_change_EU_copyright%3F