Just a reminder about the office hours coming up on Thursday this week. The topic for this
session has been expanded to include all Foundation-run Wikipedia Education Program
initiatives, which take place in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Egypt, and India.
Like all IRC office hours, the format will be an open question-and-answer session, so come
with questions, and we’ll come with answers! Questions do not have to be limited to the
upcoming changes (e.g. transition away from staff-led programs in North America, rollout
of new software on Wikipedia to help support the program)—we’d be happy to answer general
questions you have about the program as well.
Please refer to the information at the bottom of this email for instructions on how to
join.
Thank you,
Rob Schnautz
Online Communications Contractor
Global Development
Wikimedia Foundation
From: Rob Schnautz
Sent: Tuesday, 12 June 2012 2:42 PM
To: Wikipedia Ambassadors ; English Wikipedia ; Wikimedia
Cc: Frank Schulenburg ; Annie L. Lin ; LiAnna Davis ; Jami Mathewson
Subject: Office hour: Wikipedia Education Programs in Canada and U.S.
In anticipation of some major changes that are coming up in the U.S. and Canada Education
Programs, the Wikimedia Foundation staff for the Wikipedia Education Program (Frank
Schulenburg, Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Jami Mathewson, and I) will be hosting a scheduled
public office hour in the #wikimedia-office IRC channel.
Date: Thursday, 21 June 2012
Time: 16:00 – 17:00 UTC (noon-1 p.m. EDT, 9-10 a.m. PDT) (click here for local time)
If you have questions or concerns about the programs, or are simply curious, this is a
great opportunity to gain better insight into these programs. If you are unable to attend,
a link to the chat log will be posted at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours
for public viewing following the session.
Details on how to join the session are included below. We look forward to chatting with
you!
Rob Schnautz
Online Communications Contractor
Global Development
Wikimedia Foundation
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If you haven't used IRC before, it may be easiest to use a web client; this means you
don't have to install any software on your computer. Just click here to join in, and
then choose a username when prompted:
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikimedia-office You may be prompted to click
through a security warning. It's fine.
For more information about IRC software you can install on your computer, go to the
Wikipedia entry on IRC or the Meta page on Wikimedia IRC. If using dedicated software,
connect to the channel #wikimedia-officeconnect on the freenode network.