Hi everyone,
The New England Wikimedians user group has been cleared to send a representative to the
2016 Wikimedia Conference taking place in April 22-24 in Berlin, Germany. The person who would go on our behalf would receive travel funding, including flight and accommodations during the conference. (We are in Group 2 of the specific funding guidelines
here.)
We are looking for a volunteer to represent the NE Wikimedians at this event. If you are interested, please email me by 11:59 pm on Sunday, Jan 10. Include your name, Wikipedia username, and a 1-2 sentence statement explaining why you'd like to go. I will announce candidates on Monday, and we as a group will need to vote on who to send by Thurs., Jan. 14 (info on the mechanism for voting will be given at that time).
Eligibility: All those who have demonstrated that they are a member of our group in some way within the past two years, whether attending group meetings, participating in edit-a-thons, taking part in relevant activity on the Wikimedia platforms, or similar. Not sure if you qualify? Apply anyway!