Dear Wikimaniacs,
We are now calling for a scholarship review committee.
The scholarship review committee is an important and diverse group of volunteers who help to run the scholarship program.
The main duties of the committee members prior to Wikimania 2013 are: * Assistance in determination of scholarship applicant requirements. * Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Wikimania scholarship applications. * Work with the local team.
We are looking for Wikimedians from all over the world, who are: * Fluent in written English. * Good communication skills. * Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information, and objectively assess candidates. * Willing to review scholarship applicants in early 2013. * Either: ** Prior attendance at Wikimania. ** Strong knowledge of cross-project Wikimedia community.
You will be working remotely. While we hope that scholarship review committee members will enjoy Wikimania 2013 by giving significant input to it, the local team cannot guarantee financial support for the committee members' travel expenses.
If you're interested to serve on the scholarship reviewing committee, please send us an email at wikimania@wikimedia.hk . If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to ask us.
Deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The local team will contact all candidates between November and January; the list of scholarship committee members will be announced in January.
Yours sincerely, Simon Shek Community coordinator, Wikimania 2013 / Wikimedia Hong Kong
Dear Simon,
Will the committee members be eligible to apply for a scholarship?
Thanks, Abbas.
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:03:12 +0800 From: simon.shek@wikimedia.hk To: wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org CC: wikimania@wikimedia.hk; deryckchan@wikimedia.hk Subject: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2013 call for scholarship review committee
Dear Wikimaniacs,
We are now calling for a scholarship review committee.
The scholarship review committee is an important and diverse group of volunteers who help to run the scholarship program.
The main duties of the committee members prior to Wikimania 2013 are:
- Assistance in determination of scholarship applicant requirements.
- Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Wikimania
scholarship applications.
- Work with the local team.
We are looking for Wikimedians from all over the world, who are:
- Fluent in written English.
- Good communication skills.
- Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information,
and objectively assess candidates.
- Willing to review scholarship applicants in early 2013.
- Either:
** Prior attendance at Wikimania. ** Strong knowledge of cross-project Wikimedia community.
You will be working remotely. While we hope that scholarship review committee members will enjoy Wikimania 2013 by giving significant input to it, the local team cannot guarantee financial support for the committee members' travel expenses.
If you're interested to serve on the scholarship reviewing committee, please send us an email at wikimania@wikimedia.hk . If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to ask us.
Deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The local team will contact all candidates between November and January; the list of scholarship committee members will be announced in January.
Yours sincerely, Simon Shek Community coordinator, Wikimania 2013 / Wikimedia Hong Kong
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I had the same question.
Sven
On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Abbas Mahmood abbasjnr@hotmail.comwrote:
Dear Simon,
Will the committee members be eligible to apply for a scholarship?
Thanks, Abbas.
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:03:12 +0800 From: simon.shek@wikimedia.hk To: wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org CC: wikimania@wikimedia.hk; deryckchan@wikimedia.hk Subject: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2013 call for scholarship review
committee
Dear Wikimaniacs,
We are now calling for a scholarship review committee.
The scholarship review committee is an important and diverse group of volunteers who help to run the scholarship program.
The main duties of the committee members prior to Wikimania 2013 are:
- Assistance in determination of scholarship applicant requirements.
- Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Wikimania
scholarship applications.
- Work with the local team.
We are looking for Wikimedians from all over the world, who are:
- Fluent in written English.
- Good communication skills.
- Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information,
and objectively assess candidates.
- Willing to review scholarship applicants in early 2013.
- Either:
** Prior attendance at Wikimania. ** Strong knowledge of cross-project Wikimedia community.
You will be working remotely. While we hope that scholarship review committee members will enjoy Wikimania 2013 by giving significant input to it, the local team cannot guarantee financial support for the committee members' travel expenses.
If you're interested to serve on the scholarship reviewing committee, please send us an email at wikimania@wikimedia.hk . If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to ask us.
Deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The local team will contact all candidates between November and January; the list of scholarship committee members will be announced in January.
Yours sincerely, Simon Shek Community coordinator, Wikimania 2013 / Wikimedia Hong Kong
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Dear Seven and Abbas,
Referring to bullet point #3 on meta:Talk:Wikimania/Scholarships#1. Scholarship Review Committee formation [1], scholarship committee members are currently not eligible for scholarships .
[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimania/Scholarships#1._Scholarship_Re...
Simon
On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 1:40 AM, Sven Manguard svenmanguard@gmail.com wrote:
I had the same question.
Sven
On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Abbas Mahmood abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Dear Simon,
Will the committee members be eligible to apply for a scholarship?
Thanks, Abbas.
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:03:12 +0800 From: simon.shek@wikimedia.hk To: wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org CC: wikimania@wikimedia.hk; deryckchan@wikimedia.hk Subject: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2013 call for scholarship review committee
Dear Wikimaniacs,
We are now calling for a scholarship review committee.
The scholarship review committee is an important and diverse group of volunteers who help to run the scholarship program.
The main duties of the committee members prior to Wikimania 2013 are:
- Assistance in determination of scholarship applicant requirements.
- Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Wikimania
scholarship applications.
- Work with the local team.
We are looking for Wikimedians from all over the world, who are:
- Fluent in written English.
- Good communication skills.
- Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information,
and objectively assess candidates.
- Willing to review scholarship applicants in early 2013.
- Either:
** Prior attendance at Wikimania. ** Strong knowledge of cross-project Wikimedia community.
You will be working remotely. While we hope that scholarship review committee members will enjoy Wikimania 2013 by giving significant input to it, the local team cannot guarantee financial support for the committee members' travel expenses.
If you're interested to serve on the scholarship reviewing committee, please send us an email at wikimania@wikimedia.hk . If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to ask us.
Deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The local team will contact all candidates between November and January; the list of scholarship committee members will be announced in January.
Yours sincerely, Simon Shek Community coordinator, Wikimania 2013 / Wikimedia Hong Kong
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Simon Shek, 19/11/2012 17:03:
Deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The local team will contact all candidates between November and January; the list of scholarship committee members will be announced in January.
Will this leave enough time for the scholarships to be confirmed in time for people to get visas?
Nemo
Regarding to Hong Kong visa, nationals of about 170 countries and territories may visit Hong Kong visa-free for a period ranging from 7 days to 180 days [1]. Those who required a visit visa to Hong Kong should notice that the processing time for a Hong Kong visit visa is about four weeks [2].
[1] http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hkvisas_4.htm [2] http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/pledge_p4_6.htm
- Simon
On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 1:46 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) nemowiki@gmail.com wrote:
Simon Shek, 19/11/2012 17:03:
Deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The local team will contact all candidates between November and January; the list of scholarship committee members will be announced in January.
Will this leave enough time for the scholarships to be confirmed in time for people to get visas?
Nemo
On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 3:49 AM, Simon Shek simon.shek@wikimedia.hk wrote:
Those who required a visit visa to Hong Kong should notice that the processing time for a Hong Kong visit visa is about four weeks [2].
There's some people (well, at least 1) that are *still* waiting for a decision on their visa applications for Wikimania 2012.
If there's any reason to suspect that people from a particular country would have a harder time getting their application through than people from other countries then they should just play it safe and apply sooner than later. If that means applying before the scholarship decisions are in then so be it. IMHO
-Jeremy
We would advise attendees from countries that required a Hong Kong visiting visa should plan and apply now.
If you encounter any problems with visa after you applied, please do send us an email to wikimania@wikimedia.hk with your full name, nationality, Hong Kong visa application number, passport number in order for us to follow up. We will forward it to Hong Kong Immigration Department through Hong Kong Tourism Board.
Simon
On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Jeremy Baron jeremy@tuxmachine.com wrote:
On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 3:49 AM, Simon Shek simon.shek@wikimedia.hk wrote:
Those who required a visit visa to Hong Kong should notice that the processing time for a Hong Kong visit visa is about four weeks [2].
There's some people (well, at least 1) that are *still* waiting for a decision on their visa applications for Wikimania 2012.
If there's any reason to suspect that people from a particular country would have a harder time getting their application through than people from other countries then they should just play it safe and apply sooner than later. If that means applying before the scholarship decisions are in then so be it. IMHO
-Jeremy
Simon Shek, 24/11/2012 10:21:
We would advise attendees from countries that required a Hong Kong visiting visa should plan and apply now.
So will you provide invitation letters and whatnot to all potential attendees, even if unsure? The process for this should probably be defined in the next few weeks or days and 1) communicated on this mailing list and to all previous attendees (do you have a list of email addresses? maybe not), 2) included as a recommendation in the application form for a scholarship.
Nemo
An invitation letter will be provided only for those registered for wm2013, or applied scholarship.
Simon Shek
On Nov 24, 2012, at 18:46, "Federico Leva (Nemo)" nemowiki@gmail.com wrote:
Simon Shek, 24/11/2012 10:21:
We would advise attendees from countries that required a Hong Kong visiting visa should plan and apply now.
So will you provide invitation letters and whatnot to all potential attendees, even if unsure? The process for this should probably be defined in the next few weeks or days and 1) communicated on this mailing list and to all previous attendees (do you have a list of email addresses? maybe not), 2) included as a recommendation in the application form for a scholarship.
Nemo
Simon Shek, 24/11/2012 12:02:
An invitation letter will be provided only for those registered for wm2013, or applied scholarship.
Simon Shek, 24/11/2012 10:21:
We would advise attendees from countries that required a Hong Kong visiting visa should plan and apply now.
Ehm, how can those two sentences be consistent? How can one request visa right now? Do you suggest to register even if unsure, to get the invitation letter and request visas? No to mention that "The registration for Wikimania 2013 has not begun yet" according to the wiki.
Nemo
It would be almost fraudulent to send out invitation letters to people who haven't yet received allowance to even enter HK I think. But I don't know, maybe send them to people who have paid?
Joe
On 24 Nov 2012, at 11:56, "Federico Leva (Nemo)" nemowiki@gmail.com wrote:
Simon Shek, 24/11/2012 12:02:
An invitation letter will be provided only for those registered for wm2013, or applied scholarship.
Simon Shek, 24/11/2012 10:21:
We would advise attendees from countries that required a Hong Kong visiting visa should plan and apply now.
Ehm, how can those two sentences be consistent? How can one request visa right now? Do you suggest to register even if unsure, to get the invitation letter and request visas? No to mention that "The registration for Wikimania 2013 has not begun yet" according to the wiki.
Nemo
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Joseph Fox, 24/11/2012 13:12:
It would be almost fraudulent to send out invitation letters to people who haven't yet received allowance to even enter HK I think. But I don't know, maybe send them to people who have paid?
I've no idea what's the best way or even if invitation letters are required/useful at all for anyone to get HK visas, people who know more will decide/find out; I'd only want to be sure that our scholarship recipients don't fail to attend due to visa problems again. Experience teaches that we're bound to underestimate visa problems people will have... better to be safe.
Nemo
Dear All,
I think I must first reiterate the fact that Hong Kong is one of the most accessible place in the world in terms of visa free access [1], therefore our concern is more of whether our participants would be turned away at our immigration counters.
However, it is also true that there is little we could help about would-be participants would-be applying for visa. We encourage participants to plan ahead and apply for Hong Kong visa (or visas of nearby countries like China, Macau and Taiwan if they're planning to go these places) well before the start of the conference so that they can be certain of their entry status. We can only assist a little of the Hong Kong visa application process by sending invitation letters and notifying the Immigration Department about their intentions to view the application favourably.
Our Immigration Department usually view visitors favourably unless there is legitimate reasons not to and usually approve visa applications. However it is still a bureaucratic process that takes time especially if you apply through Chinese diplomatic missions (embassies and consulates) so it should be no less than 4 weeks before departing towards Hong Kong as the web page suggests [2]. Nearby countries especially China would require a separate visa and we urge caution to plan your itinerary and visa application so that you won't have issues of entry.
Best regards, Alan Lai Sent on the road
[1] http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visas
[2] http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/pledge_p4_6.htm
On 24 Nov, 2012, at 20:40, "Federico Leva (Nemo)" nemowiki@gmail.com wrote:
Joseph Fox, 24/11/2012 13:12:
It would be almost fraudulent to send out invitation letters to people who haven't yet received allowance to even enter HK I think. But I don't know, maybe send them to people who have paid?
I've no idea what's the best way or even if invitation letters are required/useful at all for anyone to get HK visas, people who know more will decide/find out; I'd only want to be sure that our scholarship recipients don't fail to attend due to visa problems again. Experience teaches that we're bound to underestimate visa problems people will have... better to be safe.
Nemo
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If the concern is at the immigration counters then I think invitation letters might be a good idea. The USA does have a somewhat more strict process (in which they ask targeted questions before stamping passports) that perhaps doesn't exist in Hong Kong, but as someone who has only ever been through HKIA once I can't really tell how strict they'll be there.
Of course, I defer to Alan and his much great knowledge of Hong Kong's process! -- Joseph Fox English Wikipedia
On 24 Nov 2012, at 15:58, "Alan C Y Lai (Wikimedia)" alancylai@wikimedia.hk wrote:
Dear All,
I think I must first reiterate the fact that Hong Kong is one of the most accessible place in the world in terms of visa free access [1], therefore our concern is more of whether our participants would be turned away at our immigration counters.
However, it is also true that there is little we could help about would-be participants would-be applying for visa. We encourage participants to plan ahead and apply for Hong Kong visa (or visas of nearby countries like China, Macau and Taiwan if they're planning to go these places) well before the start of the conference so that they can be certain of their entry status. We can only assist a little of the Hong Kong visa application process by sending invitation letters and notifying the Immigration Department about their intentions to view the application favourably.
Our Immigration Department usually view visitors favourably unless there is legitimate reasons not to and usually approve visa applications. However it is still a bureaucratic process that takes time especially if you apply through Chinese diplomatic missions (embassies and consulates) so it should be no less than 4 weeks before departing towards Hong Kong as the web page suggests [2]. Nearby countries especially China would require a separate visa and we urge caution to plan your itinerary and visa application so that you won't have issues of entry.
Best regards, Alan Lai Sent on the road
[1] http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visas
[2] http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/pledge_p4_6.htm
On 24 Nov, 2012, at 20:40, "Federico Leva (Nemo)" nemowiki@gmail.com wrote:
Joseph Fox, 24/11/2012 13:12:
It would be almost fraudulent to send out invitation letters to people who haven't yet received allowance to even enter HK I think. But I don't know, maybe send them to people who have paid?
I've no idea what's the best way or even if invitation letters are required/useful at all for anyone to get HK visas, people who know more will decide/find out; I'd only want to be sure that our scholarship recipients don't fail to attend due to visa problems again. Experience teaches that we're bound to underestimate visa problems people will have... better to be safe.
Nemo
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Can candidate of program committee also apply for scholarship review committee?
On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 12:30 AM, Joseph Fox josephfoxwiki@gmail.comwrote:
If the concern is at the immigration counters then I think invitation letters might be a good idea. The USA does have a somewhat more strict process (in which they ask targeted questions before stamping passports) that perhaps doesn't exist in Hong Kong, but as someone who has only ever been through HKIA once I can't really tell how strict they'll be there.
Of course, I defer to Alan and his much great knowledge of Hong Kong's process! *--* *Joseph Fox* English Wikipedia
On 24 Nov 2012, at 15:58, "Alan C Y Lai (Wikimedia)" < alancylai@wikimedia.hk> wrote:
Dear All,
I think I must first reiterate the fact that Hong Kong is one of the most accessible place in the world in terms of visa free access [1], therefore our concern is more of whether our participants would be turned away at our immigration counters.
However, it is also true that there is little we could help about would-be participants would-be applying for visa. We encourage participants to plan ahead and apply for Hong Kong visa (or visas of nearby countries like China, Macau and Taiwan if they're planning to go these places) well before the start of the conference so that they can be certain of their entry status. We can only assist a little of the Hong Kong visa application process by sending invitation letters and notifying the Immigration Department about their intentions to view the application favourably.
Our Immigration Department usually view visitors favourably unless there is legitimate reasons not to and usually approve visa applications. However it is still a bureaucratic process that takes time especially if you apply through Chinese diplomatic missions (embassies and consulates) so it should be no less than 4 weeks before departing towards Hong Kong as the web page suggests [2]. Nearby countries especially China would require a separate visa and we urge caution to plan your itinerary and visa application so that you won't have issues of entry.
Best regards, Alan Lai Sent on the road
[1] http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visas
[2] http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/pledge_p4_6.htm
On 24 Nov, 2012, at 20:40, "Federico Leva (Nemo)" nemowiki@gmail.com wrote:
Joseph Fox, 24/11/2012 13:12:
It would be almost fraudulent to send out invitation letters to people who haven't yet received allowance to even enter HK I think. But I don't know, maybe send them to people who have paid?
I've no idea what's the best way or even if invitation letters are required/useful at all for anyone to get HK visas, people who know more will decide/find out; I'd only want to be sure that our scholarship recipients don't fail to attend due to visa problems again. Experience teaches that we're bound to underestimate visa problems people will have... better to be safe.
Nemo
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On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 12:37 AM, Shujen Chang i@blue.cat wrote:
Can candidate of program committee also apply for scholarship review committee?
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2012-November/004400.html
On Nov 25, 2012, at 7:41 PM, Jeremy Baron jeremy@tuxmachine.com wrote:
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 12:37 AM, Shujen Chang i@blue.cat wrote:
Can candidate of program committee also apply for scholarship review committee?
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2012-November/004400.html
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He was asking if you can serve on both committees, not if he could apply for a scholarship.
On Nov 26, 2012, at 8:37, Shujen Chang i@blue.cat wrote:
Can candidate of program committee also apply for scholarship review committee?
Yes, you can apply for both. They are separated process.
But you will only serve on one of them.
Simon Shek
There is some points I need to clarify:
1. Committee members are not eligible to apply for a scholarship.
2. Application to the Scholarship Review Committee We would like to ask all applicants send us an email with a short personal statement to introduce yourself, why do you want to join the scholarship review committee, and CV.
3. Formation of the Committee - Past scholarship review committee members are asked to stay for this year. - All applicants are reviewed by Deryck Chan and I, who are representing the hosting team, and Jessie Wild, who is representing the Wikimedia Foundation. - All accepted new committee members will be serve a two years term as per the discuss on meta:Talk:Wikimania/Scholarships [1].
Extra: Formation of program Committee are following a similar way mentioned above.
[1]: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimania/Scholarships
Simon
On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 12:03 AM, Simon Shek simon.shek@wikimedia.hkwrote:
Dear Wikimaniacs,
We are now calling for a scholarship review committee.
The scholarship review committee is an important and diverse group of volunteers who help to run the scholarship program.
The main duties of the committee members prior to Wikimania 2013 are:
- Assistance in determination of scholarship applicant requirements.
- Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Wikimania
scholarship applications.
- Work with the local team.
We are looking for Wikimedians from all over the world, who are:
- Fluent in written English.
- Good communication skills.
- Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information,
and objectively assess candidates.
- Willing to review scholarship applicants in early 2013.
- Either:
** Prior attendance at Wikimania. ** Strong knowledge of cross-project Wikimedia community.
You will be working remotely. While we hope that scholarship review committee members will enjoy Wikimania 2013 by giving significant input to it, the local team cannot guarantee financial support for the committee members' travel expenses.
If you're interested to serve on the scholarship reviewing committee, please send us an email at wikimania@wikimedia.hk . If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to ask us.
Deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The local team will contact all candidates between November and January; the list of scholarship committee members will be announced in January.
Yours sincerely, Simon Shek Community coordinator, Wikimania 2013 / Wikimedia Hong Kong
On 24/11/2012 09:45, Simon Shek wrote:
There is some points I need to clarify:
- Committee members are not eligible to apply for a scholarship.
....
Extra: Formation of program Committee are following a similar way mentioned above.
While we're here, please confirm whether members of the Program Committee will be eligible to apply for scholarship?
KTC
Program Committee is eligible to apply for scholarship.
Simon
On Nov 24, 2012, at 19:11, Katie Chan ktc@ktchan.info wrote:
On 24/11/2012 09:45, Simon Shek wrote:
There is some points I need to clarify:
- Committee members are not eligible to apply for a scholarship.
....
Extra: Formation of program Committee are following a similar way mentioned above.
While we're here, please confirm whether members of the Program Committee will be eligible to apply for scholarship?
KTC
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- Heinrich Heine
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Can I still apply for Wikimania 2013 scholarship even if it is December 15, 2012? Hope I still can join.
________________________________ From: Simon Shek simon.shek@wikimedia.hk To: wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org Cc: Wikimania 2013 Hong Kong team wikimania@wikimedia.hk; Deryck Chan deryckchan@wikimedia.hk Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 12:03 AM Subject: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2013 call for scholarship review committee
Dear Wikimaniacs,
We are now calling for a scholarship review committee.
The scholarship review committee is an important and diverse group of volunteers who help to run the scholarship program.
The main duties of the committee members prior to Wikimania 2013 are: * Assistance in determination of scholarship applicant requirements. * Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Wikimania scholarship applications. * Work with the local team.
We are looking for Wikimedians from all over the world, who are: * Fluent in written English. * Good communication skills. * Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information, and objectively assess candidates. * Willing to review scholarship applicants in early 2013. * Either: ** Prior attendance at Wikimania. ** Strong knowledge of cross-project Wikimedia community.
You will be working remotely. While we hope that scholarship review committee members will enjoy Wikimania 2013 by giving significant input to it, the local team cannot guarantee financial support for the committee members' travel expenses.
If you're interested to serve on the scholarship reviewing committee, please send us an email at wikimania@wikimedia.hk . If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to ask us.
Deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The local team will contact all candidates between November and January; the list of scholarship committee members will be announced in January.
Yours sincerely, Simon Shek Community coordinator, Wikimania 2013 / Wikimedia Hong Kong
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We aren't accepting scholarship applications yet. Please stay tuned to this mailing list for further details.
Deryck Chan Wikimania 2013 local team On 15 December 2012 12:23, John johneboy_13@yahoo.com wrote:
Can I still apply for Wikimania 2013 scholarship even if it is December 15, 2012? Hope I still can join.
*From:* Simon Shek simon.shek@wikimedia.hk *To:* wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org *Cc:* Wikimania 2013 Hong Kong team wikimania@wikimedia.hk; Deryck Chan deryckchan@wikimedia.hk *Sent:* Tuesday, November 20, 2012 12:03 AM
*Subject:* [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2013 call for scholarship review committee
Dear Wikimaniacs,
We are now calling for a scholarship review committee.
The scholarship review committee is an important and diverse group of volunteers who help to run the scholarship program.
The main duties of the committee members prior to Wikimania 2013 are:
- Assistance in determination of scholarship applicant requirements.
- Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Wikimania
scholarship applications.
- Work with the local team.
We are looking for Wikimedians from all over the world, who are:
- Fluent in written English.
- Good communication skills.
- Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information,
and objectively assess candidates.
- Willing to review scholarship applicants in early 2013.
- Either:
** Prior attendance at Wikimania. ** Strong knowledge of cross-project Wikimedia community.
You will be working remotely. While we hope that scholarship review committee members will enjoy Wikimania 2013 by giving significant input to it, the local team cannot guarantee financial support for the committee members' travel expenses.
If you're interested to serve on the scholarship reviewing committee, please send us an email at wikimania@wikimedia.hk . If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to ask us.
Deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The local team will contact all candidates between November and January; the list of scholarship committee members will be announced in January.
Yours sincerely, Simon Shek Community coordinator, Wikimania 2013 / Wikimedia Hong Kong
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