Hi everyone,
I am co-planning GLAMcamp DC with Lori Phillips (the new US Cultural
Partnerships Coordinator) and Pete Forsyth (a fellow Wikimedia DC
member). I've posted the announcement here previously. We have two
evenings for events, one is Friday evening, which is thus far, being
privately sponsored by an anonymous donor, at the Smithsonian for
GLAMcamp attendees and Smithsonian staff. The second, is still open
for Saturday night. Katie (Aude) expressed interest in having WM DC
take a role of potential sponsorship in the weekend, and we emailed
her about an event sponsorship.
This event has the opportunity of being a "meet-up" which brings
together those attending GLAMcamp - which will feature Wikimedians,
Wikimedia Foundation staff, and museum professionals from around the
country, and regional Wikimedians. A very impressive group of
attendees will be at the conference, making this Saturday night
event an opportunity for Wikimedia DC not only to solicit
memberships as "the nation's Chapter" (so to say), but to also
promote Wikimania and the "GLAM" theme of the conference to museum
professionals who will be attending. This also could be an
opportunity to bring in potential donors for Wikimania, from the
open source and cultural communities. (The power of inviting the
right people!)
You can learn more about GLAMcamp DC and it's agendas here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAMcamp_DC (The attendee list is
pending and not publicly posted at this time.)
I do hope that Wikimedia DC, and it's membership, will consider
sponsoring such an event, as I think events like this will be
imperative to not only strengthening the community (as a similar
event was sponsored by WMNL at GLAMcamp Amsterdam), but, could also
be a powerful tool for Wikimania support via volunteers, donors and
sponsorships.
Thank you for your consideration,
Sarah Stierch
(I've trimmed a bit of the email, as not all portions of the
original email are relevant to this. )
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Hi Katie,
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During the planning of the event and the grant application, we
have developed a pretty specific and ambitious set of goals for
the event, which will determine how we structure the limited time
available. Sarah has plans for a Friday night event; Saturday
night, however, may still be open for a Wikimedia DC event.
If Wikimedia DC would like to sponsor a party or evening event
during, and as part of, GLAMcamp DC, here are the things that
would make it mesh well with the rest of the event:
* Saturday night, Feb. 11; timed and located in a way that
gives people adequate time to return to hostel, and have dinner
before or after
* Sponsorship should cover at least one drink for at least 30
people, plus some appetizers (we estimated roughly $400)
* Strong emphasis on time for socializing/networking, in a way
that accommodates both GLAMcamp participants and cultural
institution drop-ins. A reserved space for our group that is
reasonably quiet, allowing for conversation, would be best.
* Brief introductory remarks (limited to about 5-minutes) to
introduce Wikimedia DC, Chapters model, whatever you think is
best.
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-Lori, Sarah, and Pete