Thanks, Asaf,
That means the User Group has been doing it wrong for a couple of years,
and individuals who've represented this community at the WMCon weren't
picked by the community if I remember clear.
On the other hand, the WMCon team hasn't ensured those picked by the
community were represented.
I guess I have to blame myself. Yesterday was my first time going to the
WMCon website to read what's there, like *actually* read it.
@Felix, tried doing some searches, you represented Ghana twice at WMCon in
the past, right?
Did you know of this arrangement of selection for attendees to the WMCon
previously?
Oh well, let's discuss who goes this year then.
@Sandister, you'll start a new thread for that? When should the discussion
begin? And the report, let's get in touch to see how to proceed. Two days
left for us.
rex
On Monday, November 28, 2016, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 6:08 AM Nkansah Rexford
<nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
There should be a discussion of who should go?
What if who we pick to go
isn't accepted to attend? Isn't the thing open to apply then whoever is
picked go?
No, it's not. It is up to the user group to select a representative, and
that representative will be accepted by WMF (unless they are globally
banned from events, and as far as I know, no one from Ghana is). The only
problem would be if the representative cannot obtain a Schengen visa.
That's why it's important to select the representative as soon as possible,
so that the visa process can start as soon as possible, so that in case it
is denied, there is still time to try with another representative.
The recommended guidelines for selecting a candidate are described in a
sub-page of the link Sandi sent:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_
2017/Program_Design_Process#How_to_select_the_delegates
Cheers,
Asaf