Hello,
This message might be crossposted elsewhere but I wanted to share it with
the Cascadia group because I know there is special interest in open access
and academic openness in Cascadia.
OpenCon has not been historically themed for all open projects, but
instead, has been heavy on academic research and journals. If anyone in
Cascadia feels that attending this might be right, apply now, because
applications close in a few days.
yours,
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From: Nick Shockey <nick(a)sparcopen.org>
Date: Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 10:03 PM
Subject: OpenCon 2016 Scholarships for Wikimedians (Apply by July 11)
To:
Hello!
You're receiving this message because you mentioned an interest in
Wikipedia or other Wikimedia projects in your application to attend OpenCon
2015.
We've submitted a project & events grant proposal to the Wikimedia
Foundation to support the attendance of 8 representatives of the Wikimedia
community at this year's OpenCon conference in Washington, DC. The grant is
now open for review, and we would welcome your comments on the proposal
and, if you're supportive, your endorsement as well. You can find the
proposal at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/SPARC/OpenCon_2016
Support from the community will help ensure the proposal is fully funded.
Most importantly, I hope you'll consider applying to OpenCon again this
year, if you haven't already. We think it's important to build strong
bridges between the Wikimedia community and the Open Access, Open Data, and
Open Education communities—for the benefit of both. If this grant proposal
is successful, we will be able to ensure a robust Wikimedia presence at
this year's OpenCon, and we hope you'll submit an application to be
considered. *Applications close this coming Monday, July 11, so be sure to
apply soon!*
You can find this year's application at
https://secure.opencon2016.org/referral/wiki and if you mention Wikipedia
or Wikimedia in your application, it will automatically be flagged for
consideration for this block of scholarships, if supported by the Wikimedia
Foundation (even if you've already applied). Also, please share this call
for applications with any other Wikimedians who might be interested!
All the best,
Nick
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