Hi,
Will there be video registration of the talks?
If yes, will there be real-time video streaming? I can't find a link on the
Wikimania web site, or an announcement on Twitter or Facebook.
If not, when do you expect those videos will be online?
Thanks, and have a nice conference!
Erik Zachte
Greetings, Wikimaniacs!
We encourage you to join us at the Wikimedia Foundation grantmaking booth.
The booth will be located in the Jockey Club Auditorium near the
registration area, where you can take a break from the heat. The booth will
be active from Friday morning until Sunday afternoon.
Friendly volunteers and Wikimedia Foundation staff who are involved with
all of Wikimedia Foundation's grants programs will be available to answer
questions about grantmaking or offer information. If you are currently
receiving funding or are interested in requesting funds for your activites,
please come by and introduce yourself. Ask questions or offer your
feedback! If you're a Wikimedian who is just interested in learning more
about grantmaking in the movement, this is also a great opporunity to learn
more.
Please come by and meet us! If you are interested in meeting with somebody
specific, you may check out our booth's page on the Wikimania wiki for more
information about who is planning to be at the booth and when:
http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grantmaking_booth
We hope to welcome or see many of you again soon!
Warm regards from the WMF Grantmaking Team
PS:
If you can't wait to learn more about what we fund and how, please visit
the Grants Start page on Meta now. Our programs provide different types of
support to individuals, groups, and organizations for many different
mission-aligned activities.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start
Will it be ok to bring our bags to the welcome party in the ICC for those
of us staying in the dorms or who otherwise can't take our stuff back to
our rooms?
Hi,
Were the greeters at the airport on 6 August? My plane landed around 10:00 am and by the time I had cleared immigration and picked up my luggage it was probably around 10:30-11:00 am. I looked around but didn't see any Wikimania greeters. No worries, though, as I've been to Hong Kong before and knew where I was going. However, I was just wondering.
Cheers,
Jack Lee
(User:Smuconlaw)
I happened to get this and thought others might like it.
-Sumana
-------- Original Message --------
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 18:22:09 +0900
From: Jon Robson <jrobson(a)wikimedia.org>
I just arrived so thought I'd share a few of my findings so far in
case they are useful.
Hong Kong express train is 100HKD and takes you directly to Kowloon or
Hong Kong Station. I'm staying in Hong Kong island at the moment and
grabbed a taxi from the HK station. 3 mile taxi cost me about HKD40.
I'm guessing the airport has them but I arrived jetlagged and late so
I delayed getting one and Des Voeux Road near Central/Hong Kong
station has lots of sim cards with data plans [1] for all you data
nerds.. I got a data prepaid sim card there from the 3Shop for
HKD$198. It was a little confusing but I'm pretty sure it will cover
me for my whole trip (see if you can decipher the plan - they all look
like this [2]) It's worth getting one as the mobile Wikipedia Nearby
page shows a few places in need of photos - I already sorted one of
them out :-) [3].
It's very hot and wearing jeans is the worst idea ever. I just spent a
day in them and from now on I will be wearing 3/4 length cargo pants.
The shopping malls are the best refuges ever in this heat, when
walking make sure one is always nearby.
I already found an awesome Michelin starred dim sum place for all you
dim sum lovers. I'd recommend a visit whilst here [4].
See you all soon!
[1]
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%09Shop+1,+G%2FF,+Unicorn+Trade+Centre,+127+…
[2]
http://www.three.com.hk/website/appmanager/three/home?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel…
[3] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/566116338
[4] http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=7204
One day before the main conference starts, my phone wont work any more. So
I need to buy a new one. It doesn't need to be fancy, but it has to be
Android based. Can I expect to get something for less than 1000 HKD? Any
suggestions?
Best
MB-one
For those of you who are not taking the shuttle buses:
International Commerce Centre-SKY 100 環球貿易廣場-天際100
香港九龍柯士甸道西1號環球貿易廣場
International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong