Wikimania-l August 2011

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Welcome & Some press cover
by Itzik Edri 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Good morning everyone! For the people who been here yesterday, we are hoping that everything works fine for you until now - and for the folks who are on their way to the venue - We're waiting for you, come on! We already getting a lot of press attention to the conference here, here is a fresh piece from the jPost this morning (as I'll not spam you with others stories in Hebrew :) Enjoy your stay, and keep updates with the hash-tag #wikimaniam so we could track your comments and your feelings about the conference. And do not hesitate to contact any of the volunteers the conference area at any time! Have a fun! Itzik Edri

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Chapter meeting today
by Harel Cain 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

The chapter meeting today will be held at the Arbel room at Bet Hecht (first floor). All are welcome (even if you're not directly involved with a chapter). We have some very important (and controversial) topics on our agenda, check below. == Schedule == http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Meeting == Etherpad! == http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/WM2011ChapterMeeting We start at 9:00 with a gathering and self introductions. Harel Cain Wikimania 2011 local team

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Presentation format / software / OS?
by vassia atanassova 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hello, I'm doing the final strokes of my presentation and I have a question. What will be the operation system and the software in use for viewing the presentations? I need to know because I have one custom (handwriting) font in one of my presentations, which I either need to install first, or turn the respective textboxes into images, or convert the whole presentation to PDF (which will be more difficult to me in another aspect)... So, any info available about this? Vassia / Spiritia

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Shipment receiving in Haifa
by KIZU Naoko 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hi, I've got insomnia since this June and use sleeping pills, and unfortunately I forgot to pack them into my luggage at the last minute. Under certain conditions I can have someone in Japan ship them to me, and it takes at least 5 days; so to arrive on August 6 at earlier. Questions related: - Can we receive such emergency needed goods in Haifa, at our own name c/o Conference office whatsoever? If not, do any other possibilities avail? - Can we at dorms make our stay longer than reserved atm? Cheers, -- KIZU Naoko / 木津尚子 member of Wikimedians in Kansai / 関西ウィキメディアユーザ会 http://kansai.wikimedia.jp

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Etherpad @ wikimedia lag?
by K. Peachey 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

(Yes, I know this will most likley break the list connections for this thread) Re: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2011-August/002851.html I've filed the issue into bugzilla as 30176[1] so that people not actually on this list will see it. [1]. https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30176 -KP

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Antw.: What to do tonight
by Manuel Schneider 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hecht House is right next to the Haifa Auditorium, there is also the Hecht Park. Take any bus to "Carmel Center", the stop is right next to the mall which is underneath the Auditorium. From there just walk follow the big road (Hanassi Ave) around the corner and a big Wikimania banner on the fassade will show you the way. Manuel Schneider Sent via mobile phone (+49 170 7740589). ----- Reply message ----- Von: "WereSpielChequers" <werespielchequers(a)gmail.com> An: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" <wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Betreff: [Wikimania-l] What to do tonight Datum: Mo., Aug. 1, 2011 16:20 Hi where is the Hecht house, is it near Hecht park? I'm staying on the Jaffa rd tonight near the German hostel WSC On 1 August 2011 13:37, James Forrester <james(a)jdforrester.org> wrote: > On 1 August 2011 14:40, Harel Cain <harel.cain(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> If you are already in town (well, I'll be in a few more hours...) and don't >> have very clear plans for what to do tonight, we can try to arrange >> something quick. >> >> See this page: >> http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Monday_night_hangout > > Great idea - thank you! > > J. > -- > James D. Forrester > jdforrester(a)wikimedia.org | jdforrester(a)gmail.com > [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

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Feedback for Wikimania 2012 team
by aude 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Please leave feedback on what's worked well and not at this year's Wikimania, along with any other ideas + suggestions for the Wikimania 2012 team: http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feedback Cheers, Katie --- President, Wiki Society of DC, Inc. http://wikidc.org @wikidc / @wikimania2012

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Wikimania 2011: Opening Video
by Abbas Mahmood 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hello, This is nice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4MAxefJfBY Yay, to Wikimedia Israel for making this video :-) Abbas.

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Etherpad @ wikimedia lag?
by Samuel Klein 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

I've been using Etherpad yesterday and today, and increasingly getting connection errors for a while, and on trying to submit a help req, get this notice: "Oops! A server error occured. It's been logged. Please email <support(a)etherpad.com> if this persists." If this is load related: should we be wary of using that etherpad server during sessions? Wikimania! SJ +1 617 529 4266

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taking a taxi to the Technion
by Amir E. Aharoni 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

If you are taking a taxi to the Technion dorms, demand that the driver take you inside the campus to the dorm itself and not leave you at the gate of the Technion campus. If the driver insists, tell him that the manager of the taxi station, Shlomo, said that the drivers are supposed to take Wikimania participants all the way to the dorms. -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com ‪“We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore‬

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