west coast wikiconference - Wikimedia-SF

Philippe Beaudette

22 Nov 22 Nov

5:31 a.m.

Im unavailable for a meeting on Saturday, unfortunately.... I don't think I"ve made a single one yet, but I hope ya'll understand.... I've got a little fundraiser running :) I'm still in, though, and let me know how to help. Pheobe, just assign me tasks. pb _______________________ Philippe Beaudette Head of Reader Relations Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. ofc: +1 415 839 6885 x6643 mobile: +1 918 200 WIKI (9454) pbeaudette(a)wikimedia.org Imagine a world in which every human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! http://donate.wikimedia.org On Nov 21, 2010, at 9:28 PM, phoebe ayers wrote:

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Hello all! As you all know, January 15 is fast approaching! And with it, the west coast wikiconference. I know there hasn't been much recent movement on this .... which is as much my fault as anyone's :) I'm assuming, however, that we're still enthusiastic about making this thing happen as a community :) So... ==venue and essential questions== * do we want a 1 or 2 day event? * do we want to stay in the women's center? (Eugene, what is our status with them?) Or, * given that we haven't done much to plan this thing, do we want to move into a smaller (cheaper) venue? (I am thinking the SoMa hub, which I believe is available during the day on Jan. 15, though not the evening: http://bayarea.the-hub.net/public/space.html. We were concerned about it being too small, but I'm not sure if we should worry about that at this point. I would like to get the venue confirmed by the beginning of December, no later. * Money: Eugene has offered Wiser Earth as a fiscal sponsor. If that doesn't work out, I will offer to manage the money for the conference, including putting the money up front for a venue deposit. ==planning meeting== I think it would be good to have an online or in-person planning meeting soon. I know next weekend is the holiday weekend, but what about on IRC planning meeting on Saturday? Let me know what you think -- let's get the ball rolling on this again :) best, Phoebe -- phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com | http://phoebeayers.info support Wikimedia: http://donate.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list Wikimedia-SF(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf

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Kul Takanao Wadhwa

7:08 a.m.

It looks like I'm going to be working on the Brasilian 10th anniversary party (I'll be in Sao Paulo on January 15th) but if I can help out in some way feel free to hit me up. --Kul On 11/21/10 10:54 PM, Steven Walling wrote:

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Good news is I can semi-officially devote time to this as part of my duties for tenth anniversary organizing. Including acquiring some awesome swag. Bad news is there are 30 other events I have to keep tabs on, so I won't be able to get too hands on. I'm in for an IRC meeting on Saturday, and if that's settled I will let Portland wiki folks know too. Steven On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 9:28 PM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com <mailto:phoebe.ayers@gmail.com>> wrote: Hello all! As you all know, January 15 is fast approaching! And with it, the west coast wikiconference. I know there hasn't been much recent movement on this .... which is as much my fault as anyone's :) I'm assuming, however, that we're still enthusiastic about making this thing happen as a community :) So... ==venue and essential questions== * do we want a 1 or 2 day event? * do we want to stay in the women's center? (Eugene, what is our status with them?) Or, * given that we haven't done much to plan this thing, do we want to move into a smaller (cheaper) venue? (I am thinking the SoMa hub, which I believe is available during the day on Jan. 15, though not the evening: http://bayarea.the-hub.net/public/space.html. We were concerned about it being too small, but I'm not sure if we should worry about that at this point. I would like to get the venue confirmed by the beginning of December, no later. * Money: Eugene has offered Wiser Earth as a fiscal sponsor. If that doesn't work out, I will offer to manage the money for the conference, including putting the money up front for a venue deposit. ==planning meeting== I think it would be good to have an online or in-person planning meeting soon. I know next weekend is the holiday weekend, but what about on IRC planning meeting on Saturday? Let me know what you think -- let's get the ball rolling on this again :) best, Phoebe -- phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com <mailto:phoebe.ayers@gmail.com> | http://phoebeayers.info support Wikimedia: http://donate.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list Wikimedia-SF(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf

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Eugene Eric Kim

29 Nov 29 Nov

7:29 a.m.

Hi all, We're essentially six weeks out at this point. That's very tight in regards to marketing, etc., especially if we want people to travel to attend. So I think going with the smaller venue makes the most sense at this point, although we'll have to see if the Hub is still available. As for one vs two days, I don't think planning for a two day Open Space is significantly harder than a one-day, as you use the same caterer, the same space, the same facilitator, etc. It's simply a matter of fundraising. I'm up for a planning meeting this week. =Eugene On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 9:28 PM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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Hello all! As you all know, January 15 is fast approaching! And with it, the west coast wikiconference. I know there hasn't been much recent movement on this .... which is as much my fault as anyone's :) I'm assuming, however, that we're still enthusiastic about making this thing happen as a community :) So... ==venue and essential questions== * do we want a 1 or 2 day event? * do we want to stay in the women's center? (Eugene, what is our status with them?) Or, * given that we haven't done much to plan this thing, do we want to move into a smaller (cheaper) venue? (I am thinking the SoMa hub, which I believe is available during the day on Jan. 15, though not the evening: http://bayarea.the-hub.net/public/space.html. We were concerned about it being too small, but I'm not sure if we should worry about that at this point. I would like to get the venue confirmed by the beginning of December, no later. * Money: Eugene has offered Wiser Earth as a fiscal sponsor. If that doesn't work out, I will offer to manage the money for the conference, including putting the money up front for a venue deposit. ==planning meeting== I think it would be good to have an online or in-person planning meeting soon. I know next weekend is the holiday weekend, but what about on IRC planning meeting on Saturday? Let me know what you think -- let's get the ball rolling on this again :) best, Phoebe -- phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com | http://phoebeayers.info support Wikimedia: http://donate.wikimedia.org

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Eugene Eric Kim

10:28 p.m.

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 7:44 AM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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I'm up for a planning meeting this week.

Let's pick a day!

Day is picked: this Wednesday, December 1, 11am PST on IRC (#wikimedia-sf on FreeNode). Please join us! =Eugene -- ====================================================================== Eugene Eric Kim ................................ http://xri.net/=eekim Blue Oxen Associates ........................ http://www.blueoxen.com/ ======================================================================

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