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Egypt security profile for Wikimania 2008
by Cary Bass 07 May '08

07 May '08

I have uploaded the Egypt Country Profile prepared by Clayton Associates for the Wikimedia Foundation, specifically for Wikimania 2008 in Alexandria. It is available at <http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Egypt_country_profile_04-22-0…> -- 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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Wikimania promotional materials?
by phoebe ayers 06 May '08

06 May '08

Hi everyone! I am attending / helping organize Recent Changes Camp next weekend (http://rcc2008.blueoxen.net/), which will attract wiki enthusiasts from the San Francisco area and and all over. I am wondering if we have any promotional materials about Wikimania 2008 that I could hand out or at least have on site. Ben did those some lovely "butterfly" posters for previous years; is there anything like that for this year that I could print up? If not, does anyone want to make something up really quickly that I could print out and bring? Maybe a half-page informational flyer? cheers, Phoebe

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Wikimania 2008: Registration opened
by Casey Brown 05 May '08

05 May '08

With less than three months to go until the fourth annual Wikimania conference, registration has finally opened and will remain so until the 15th of June. This year Wikimania starts with the a promise to "Change the Shape of Wisdom" as it is hosted by Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the reincarnation of the ancient Library of Alexandria, one of pillars of this Earth when Philosophy and Wisdom are bought into question. In Alexandria, from the 17th to the 19th of July, ideas will be shared and discussed between people from all over the globe, once again igniting the golden cosmopolitan age of the city. As always, the conference will take place over 4 different tracks, with a variety of speakers: Keynote, invited, and other. The conference tracks this year are: * Wikimedia Communities - Interesting projects and particularities within the communities; policy creation within individual projects; conflict resolution and community dynamics; reputation and identity; multilingualism, languages and cultures; social studies. * Free Knowledge - Open access to information; ways to gather and distribute free knowledge, usage of the Wikimedia projects in education, journalism, research; ways to improve content quality and usability; copyright laws and other legal areas that interfere with Wikimedia projects. Free Content in Middle-East/Africa countries. * Technical infrastructure - Issues related to MediaWiki development and extensions; Wikimedia hardware layout; new ideas for development (including usable case studies from other wikis or similar projects). * Scientific track - Papers submitted to the scientific track were peer reviewed by scientific standards and accepted or rejected based on these reviews. The papers will be published in proceedings afterwards. Based on the number and the quality of the submission, a journal special issue may be pursued This year the conference is taking an interesting direction that hopes to enlighten third world and Middle Eastern countries about the new digital realm that is continuously expanding and evolving; as such, along with many well reputed figures, an emphasis has been put on bringing in Arab speakers. Speakers include Ahmed N. Tantawy, the Technical Director of IBM in the Middle East; Eliane Metni, the founding director of the International Education Association; Tim Spalding, the founder and lead developer of LibraryThing; Eric M. Johnson, the team leader for the Knowledge Management Action Team at the U.S. Department of State; and Usama Fayyad, Yahoo!'s executive vice president of Research & Strategic Data Solutions. Take part on one of the most important IT events of the year. Check the registration prices online. <http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration> While these prices do not include accommodation, the local team has taken the effort to make all sorts of housing opportunities available, starting from dorms up to luxury hotel rooms. Check these when your registering. You will also be pleased to know that transportation is available to and from Cairo International Airport in the 2 days before and after the conference. And what is a gathering without fun? Tours and parties are being planned out for the participants of the event. After all Alexandria is cultural city that brims with hospitality and the main idea of the event is to provide a gathering place. Hope to see you there! The Wikimania Local Team ---- Please forward this message along to whomever you think will be interested! (Sorry if you've already this e-mail more than once!) -- Casey Brown Cbrown1023 --- Note: This e-mail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails sent to this address will probably get lost. -- Casey Brown Cbrown1023 --- Note: This e-mail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails sent to this address will probably get lost.

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[OT] RecentChangesCamp, 9-11 May 2008, Palo Alto, California
by Evan Prodromou 04 May '08

04 May '08

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

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[OT] RecentChangesCamp 2008 -- May 9-11, Palo Alto, California, USA
by Evan Prodromou 01 May '08

01 May '08

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

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[Fwd: [Fwd: Board meeting in Egypt]]
by Florence Devouard 20 Apr '08

20 Apr '08

Hello, FYI Ant PS: could someone add me to the white list of the wikimania planning list ? -------- Original Message -------- 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 -------- Original Message -------- 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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[[WM2008]] Scholarship submission deadline
by Cary Bass 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkgGlB0ACgkQyQg4JSymDYnlDwCggey0JZJf+HqVBKy3cNe2DVD2 YJoAoKTluOMpX68kJaRMsifvGd5fEr/9 =+ro4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Website team meeting
by Mark (Markie) 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

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

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Wikimania 2008 Registration form
by Casey Brown 12 Apr '08

12 Apr '08

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 --- Note: This e-mail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails sent to this address will probably get lost.

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Fwd: Scholarships
by Brianna Laugher 09 Apr '08

09 Apr '08

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 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- 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 -- They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment: http://modernthings.org/ -- They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment: http://modernthings.org/

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