Hi Lodewijk,
Thanks for kicking this off.
I think it's great to use the opportunity of being physically in Cape
Town and having the broader African community present to get together.
I would be really sad if we miss this opportunity (and I know you
would, too).
How about the following? Do you think it can work that the
international team sets up a (potentially invitation only event) where
we invite (potential) African organizers for a meal (ideally dinner)
to spend some time together and talk. I like the mix of talk over
food: we all need to eat ;), and a more casual framework can help us
open up more easily towards each other. This will also help us take
our time and spend 2-3 hours together, as opposed to rushing from one
room to the next.
Best,
Lily
On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 12:28 PM, Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org> wrote:
Hey all,
As some of you probably know, one of my goals is this year to find better
approaches to how we can make Wiki Loves Monuments a success in African
countries (especially sub-Saharan).
I proposed a roundtable discussion to get a conversation with the key
stakeholders going as a continuation of the conversation we started at Wiki
Indaba.
Unfortunately, my proposal to have a round table discussion on making Wiki
Loves Monuments thrive in Africa was rejected for Wikimania this year
(forced to 'merge' with a presentation/workshop with different audience).
I'd like to see if there is another way we can have this important
conversation. If we can't have this when Wikimania is in Africa, when can
we?! So if it can't be in the program, what other methods do you see to make
this happen? I have some ideas, but would love to hear more thoughts!
Please leave your ideas here:
https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Effeietsanders/Make_Wiki_Love…
Thanks!
Best,
Lodewijk
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