Hello, all! I apologize for the off-topic message, but I think it would
be of interest to most people interested in Wikimania, and I'd hate to
see anyone miss out because they didn't know about the event. I'm
writing to invite you to this year's RCC in the Bay Area of Northern
California.
http://rcc2008.blueoxen.net/
RecentChangesCamp is a world-wide "unconference" for wiki technologists,
wiki users and wiki admins. Also invited are people from related
technology and community practises, as we look for common ground on
community, collaboration, and self-organizing behaviour. The event is
free of charge for all participants, thanks to our generous sponsors.
You can read more here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RecentChangesCamp
RecentChangesCamp 2008 will be held in Palo Alto, California from 9-10
May 2008. It will be a three-day conference with the agenda set by the
participants on-site. The emphasis of RecentChangesCamp is on bringing
together smart, talented people for productive, peer-to-peer talks.
RecentChangesCamp uses a process called Open Space
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology) to organize and
focus discussion.
This is the fourth such event in three years. (The others have been held
in Portland and Montreal). Many Wikimania participants also attend RCC.
If you haven't been to one before, ask someone who has; feedback has
been uniformly great.
If you would like to attend, please just add your name to our wiki:
http://rcc2008.blueoxen.net/attendees
If that seems crazy, you can sign up on Upcoming:
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/473283/
...or Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=14409100277
Please check out our wiki if you have any questions; also feel free to
contact anyone in our all-volunteer organizing group. You can write to
me directly or call my cell phone (+1-514-554-3826).
Thanks for your patience, I hope to see you at RCC 2008! If not, then in
Alexandria! Or both!
-Evan
Hey, Wikimaniacs. Sorry for the off-topic post (AND the cross post, for
those of you who just got a nearly-identical message on foundation-l),
but I wanted to alert Wikimania-interested people to the upcoming
RecentChangesCamp event in Palo Alto, CA:
http://rcc2008.blueoxen.net/
RecentChangesCamp is the world-wide "unconference" for wiki admins,
users and developers. It's a 3-day event, free of charge for all
participants, and open to anyone who shows up (although an RSVP is
mighty appreciated, so organizers can plan food, T-shirts, space, etc.).
The event runs on peer-to-peer working group sessions, scheduled on the
first day, based on the "Open Space" conference method. It's very wiki!
Along with Wikimania and WikiSym, RecentChangesCamp is the third leg of
the year's wiki conference marathon. I've been for the last three years
and loved it; most other wiki-minded people I've talked to have liked it
a lot, too. Please feel free to pass this email or the above link along
to people you think might be interested and able to attend.
Thanks,
-Evan
Hello,
FYI
Ant
PS: could someone add me to the white list of the wikimania planning list ?
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Subject: [Fwd: Board meeting in Egypt]
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:37:38 +0200
From: Florence Devouard <anthere(a)anthere.org>
Reply-To: anthere(a)anthere.org
To: wikimania-planning-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
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Subject: Board meeting in Egypt
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:55:42 +0200
From: Florence Devouard <anthere(a)anthere.org>
Reply-To: anthere(a)anthere.org
To: wikimania-planning-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Hello,
Following previous discussions on the board list and on the wikimania
irc channel, I would like to confirm that the board of WMF will hold a
meeting on the 16th of july (ie, day immediately before Wikimania).
Participants to that meeting will be
* current board members
* newly elected members
* ED
* (plus any person as necessary...).
Best
Ant
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Just as a quick note, the Wikimania 2008 scholarship deadline will be
April 21, at 23:59 (UTC). If you are applying for a scholarship, please
have it submitted by then.
Scholarship information may be found at
<http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships>.
Cary Bass
Volunteer Coordinator
Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running! Support the Wikimedia
Foundation today: http://donate.wikimedia.org
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Phone: 415.839.6885
Fax: 415.882.0495
E-Mail: cary(a)wikimedia.org
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Just to inform you all that we have planned an IRC meeting in #wikimania2008
for anyone interested in helping out on the wiki for Sat 19 @ 13 UTC. We
will have an agenda to work to and some local team input as well, some hope
to see you there.
Many thanks
Mark
Hello everyone!
The Wikimania 2008 registration form needs translations. :-) This is
probably one of the most important documents from Wikimania 2008 that
need translation.
If you could, please help translate it into your language on Wikimania
2008 wiki: <http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania:Translation/Registration_…>.
(French and Arabic are being handled and English is already done, but
*any* and *all* other languages are appreciated. ;-)
If you need assistance, please visit #wikimania2008 or
#wikimedia-translation on Freenode.
--
Casey Brown
Cbrown1023
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Note: This e-mail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails sent to
this address will probably get lost.
Geez, here I was wondering why no one replied to my mail, and it's
because I sent it to the wrong address. ><
So, any ideas about closing date for scholarship applications? I don't
think that's too much to ask.
thanks,
Brianna
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From: Brianna Laugher <brianna.laugher(a)gmail.com>
Date: 5 Apr 2008 21:58
Subject: Scholarships
To: Wikimania information team <wikimania-info(a)wikimedia.org>
Hi,
Apparently scholarships are open. The sitenotice says it so it must be true.
<http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships> purports to be
complete, but also says "Deadline to be announced". This is fairly
difficult. Please give some indication of the final date ASAP, if not
an exact date. People need to plan their lives...
Also, the page says
"Air travel (pre-paid economy-class ticket at the lowest fare
available, from the nearest international airport)"
should it be TO Cairo or Alexandria? I would specify which on the
page, because otherwise people may not think to check and notice the
dramatic difference between a flight to CAI and a flight to ALY.
thanks,
Brianna
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All,
We are pleased to announce that Buenos Aires has been selected as the
location for Wikimania 2009.
The jury was particularly excited by a few parts of the Buenos Aires bid:
* A strong, organized team, with division of labor already underway
and support from Wikimedia Argentina. Many people contributed to the
bid, with obvious enthusiasm for organizing the conference and quick
responses to inquiries.
* A detailed budget proposal and planning schedule. Many major
expenses are being covered by the provider. The total budget is
similar to Wikimania 2007's, including a larger travel scholarship
fund, and they have provided detailed charts ahead of time.
* A significant number of sponsors already lined up, with some already
confirmed. They hope to cover half the accommodation and $60k in
travel scholarships, which will help to ease travel costs for
participants from far away.
* A solid venue : as with Toronto, this was situated within a
well-maintained cultural center in a major international city, near an
airline hub; culturally open, and an international melting pot.
* Relaxed visa rules, and easy entry from South American countries.
* Good Spanish-language media contacts, with the promise of outreach
to and the opportunity to work with the Spanish-language Wikimedia
communities.
Toronto, the runner up, also provided a great bid. The jury was
especially excited by:
* Strong English-language press in the area, and media experience
among the bid team
* A very accessible venue, especially for US/European attendees.
* An excellent venue : a university campus, with dorms directly at the
venue. As with Buenos Aires, it was situated within a well-maintained
cultural center in a major international city, near an airline hub;
culturally open, and an international melting pot.
* Extensive budget accommodation in the dorms; with many options for
casual social space.
* A dedicated bid team, with the hope of Wikimedia Canada being formed
in time to help coordinate.
However, the jury felt that Buenos Aires' bid showed stronger
organization overall. Additionally, much of the information in the
Toronto bid was carried over from previous bids, and it was unclear
how much of a commitment for the University of Toronto facilities
there was specifically for 2009.
Brisbane and Karlsruhe also provided good bids. Brisbane in particular
had an enthusiastic bid team and a strong proposal, with particularly
good local sponsorship opportunities; though this was offset by the
high travel costs for out-of-country attendees. The jury felt both
bids needed more detail (including specifics about accommodation
options, and more detailed budget information) to be compelling.
As in previous years, the relative accessibility of locations was
extensively discussed. The jury believes that it's important for
Wikimania to be accessible to as wide an audience as possible,
particularly to members of the Wikimedia community; the relatively
high cost of travel to South America from Europe and North America was
one of the most significant drawbacks we identified in the Buenos
Aires bid—especially coming on the heels of Taipei and Alexandria.
Having said that, the jury believes that the Buenos Aires bid overcame
this drawback with its numerous advantages, among those the
opportunity to hold the conference in a Spanish-speaking locale, on a
new continent. We hope to receive strong bids from easily accessible
locations for 2010.
Congratulations to the Buenos Aires team! Wikimania 2009 promises to
be an exciting and successful conference.
-- Phoebe Ayers, Cary Bass, James Forrester (non-voting jury
moderators), on behalf of the Wikimania 2009 Jury
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/Jury