Dear all,

Based on the input you have given through the brainstorming page[1] I have put the first draft of the schedule of this year's Chapters Meeting online at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2011/Schedule,

Note that this is not the final schedule. I would like to incorporate your feedback on the draft and to assign specific content to the broader or vaguer topics – if you have any suggestions on this, please get in touch with me.

As you will notice, there are about three major topic areas that come up in a number of sessions. The main themes build on the discussions we had in the previous years on chapter projects (outreach and otherwise) and development. New this year is the emphasis given to the discussion about various aspects of movement roles that will hopefully clarify and improve on the relationships among actors in the movement and inform the development of a movement charter due by this year's Wikimania.

Time will be set aside also for discussion in smaller groups about some specific issue that you would like to tackle. Some suggestions so far have been: creating a framework to handle justified legal complaints; to continue the discussion about the developing world and concrete steps Wikimedia can do to spread its mission, or to continue the toolserver governance discussion.

I would very much appreciate your input either here or in private about your thoughts on the schedule, possible working groups, or the content of particular sessions.

Thank you, Bence

-- Bence Damokos Programme Coordinator, Wikimedia Conference 2011

[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_meeting_2011/Brainstorming