Pharos wrote:

It occurs to me that a good way to share experiences among chapters community-to-community might be though a semi-formal "twin chapters" / "sister chapters" program, analogous to the "twin towns" / "sister cities" programs among world urban centers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_twinning

There appears to me to be a benefit to a deep conversation between two chapters that can't be fully reached by a broader, shallower conversation among all chapters simultaneously (such as takes place in meta). Of course, the broader conversation still has a very important place.

It would be great if we could boost the organization of more Wikipedia Academy-type events in this way, for example, where one chapter can copy another's successes and learn from its experiences.

Who wants to join up? As an organizer of the as-yet-unofficial Wikimedia New York City, I'd look forward to seeing chapter-to-chapter contacts blossom in this way, and hope others would wish to join us in conversation.

Thanks, Pharos

Eh, that's a good idea !

Main limitations will be physical distance (and therefore, lack of physical contacts). But I really like the idea.

Ant