Re: [Wikimedia-asia-chapters] Asian Chapters Meeting 2011

-- Siska Doviana | Pendiri (Co-Founder) | Wikimedia Indonesia Ph. +62 816 484 5052 ~~~~ Dukung upaya kami membebaskan pengetahuan: http://wikimedia.or.id/wiki/Wikimedia_Indonesia:Donasi On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Morgan Chan morgand536@wikimedia.hk wrote: > It would be great if two Asian wmf board members can come. > > I know Barry is responsible for chapters. And Kul helps us a lot on Asia affairs. Both of them can be invited too. > > Cheers, > Morgan > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 9, 2010, at 12:56, Siska Doviana siska.doviana@wikimedia.or.id wrote: > >> Yes, >> But I would like to keep what relevant in place. I don't think >> inviting the whole WMF board is necessary nor productive. For example >> Example; personally I think Bishaka would definitely need to be there >> (India), but is Phoebe relevant? This is Asian chapter's meeting, I >> don't remember WMID voting for Phoebe for chapter's seat (for example) >> nor the organization find it necessary of her being there. If WMHK and >> WMAU wanted to invite her relevant to their GLAM project (for example) >> then she need to be there. >> >> Since this is a focus on us, (another example), I don't even think >> inviting Mike Godwin is necessary. >> >> So I'm just focusing on who need to be there and who doesn't. >> Otherwise it would be a waste of resources both for us (time) and >> theirs (time and money). >> >> -- >> Siska Doviana | Pendiri (Co-Founder) | Wikimedia Indonesia >> Ph. +62 816 484 5052 >> ~~~~ >> Dukung upaya kami membebaskan pengetahuan: >> http://wikimedia.or.id/wiki/Wikimedia_Indonesia:Donasi >> >> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Morgan Chan morgand536@wikimedia.hk wrote: >>> If somebody is WMF staff or board, WMF can support them finically and what we have to do is ask them. So it has no limitation on no. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Morgan >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Aug 9, 2010, at 11:12, Siska Doviana siska.doviana@wikimedia.or.id wrote: >>> >>>> Oops, >>>> I forgot, if we do want to go forward and do a Asian chapters meeting >>>> - we will need Erik Zachte to be there. You can not plan without >>>> numbers and he has that. >>>> >>>> And any other persons that may be a good addition - that anyone here >>>> can think of? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Siska Doviana | Pendiri (Co-Founder) | Wikimedia Indonesia >>>> Ph. +62 816 484 5052 >>>> ~~~~ >>>> Dukung upaya kami membebaskan pengetahuan: >>>> http://wikimedia.or.id/wiki/Wikimedia_Indonesia:Donasi >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Siska Doviana >>>> siska.doviana@wikimedia.or.id wrote: >>>>> Ted, >>>>> Thank you for the perspective, I still remember Anirudh saying how the >>>>> Wikimania in Taipei is the "cleanest" (meaning the most organized) - >>>>> and he was saying that after Argentine (so I was drawing a conclusion >>>>> here). >>>>> >>>>> Morgan, >>>>> I have no doubt you can deliver, I kept saying the opposite here that >>>>> (may) sound discouraging because I know for a fact that the European >>>>> is paying (most of it), and for them, unlike Wikimania, they see >>>>> chapter's meeting as "business meeting" instead of "fun/ vacation/ >>>>> wikimania" type. Sure WMF people wants to go to Hong Kong, I would >>>>> too, I mean my last experience in the German Embassy for schengen visa >>>>> is a bit traumatic compare to Hong Kong "walk in" no visa required. >>>>> >>>>> What I meant to say is this, if you do have energy to spent, focused >>>>> on the Asian chapter's meeting. It seem like a mutual agreement >>>>> already - not just venue, not just transport, you don't even have to >>>>> worry about sponsors - even if you bill the whole thing to WMF and >>>>> insist: "We need this, we need a good facilitators too - consultant >>>>> for non profit - a three day training identifying what our weakness >>>>> is, what our strength - how we can push the movement together - the >>>>> Asian way - how we can fill each other's weaknesses" - everyone would >>>>> say - YES - let them meet - they need to push forward in synergy. >>>>> >>>>> I even thought about hiring Indonesian best facilitators for this, >>>>> surely they will not bill in Euros. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Siska Doviana | Pendiri (Co-Founder) | Wikimedia Indonesia >>>>> Ph. +62 816 484 5052 >>>>> ~~~~ >>>>> Dukung upaya kami membebaskan pengetahuan: >>>>> http://wikimedia.or.id/wiki/Wikimedia_Indonesia:Donasi >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-asia-chapters mailing list >>>> Wikimedia-asia-chapters@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-asia-chapters >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-asia-chapters mailing list >>> Wikimedia-asia-chapters@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-asia-chapters