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

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(a)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(a)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(a)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(a)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(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-asia-chapters >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-asia-chapters mailing list >> Wikimedia-asia-chapters(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-asia-chapters