Hi all,
sorry about lack of contact over last while but I started a new job and was quite busy. The new job is, however, as a Project Coordinator for Dublin City of Science 2012. Dublin will host the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) in July 2012 and is currently seeking calls for proposals for talks to be held at the 5-day conference. http://www.dublinscience2012.ie/calls Deadline for proposals is June 30th 2011.
We will also be hosting a lot of outreach events over the next year and I definitely think Wikimedia should get involved in some way - either by presenting a talk or hosting in some outreach events. Do we have anyone confident enough to speak about Wikimedia's activities and goals on board? Maybe a how-to-edit master-class? Ideas are welcome. Anyone from England (and worldwide) is welcome too.
I hope Wikimedia can collaborate in some way,
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Conor.
p.s. my name is Conor Dowdall ... Conor Wao is just an online profile!
Hi Conor, all,
I'd love to be able to help with this, although I'm from England... Can you clarify: is 'Dublin City of Science' something that's definitely going ahead, or is this a bid for that status in that year?
IMO, having 'how-to-edit' or 'Ask a Wikimedian' sessions would be perfect - either done as classes, or as a drop-in session throughout the conference. Doing a talk that advertises that session to conference-goers would also be good. I'm sure that WMUK could help with some of the logistics, provided that enough wikimedians in Ireland want to take part.
Thanks, Mike
On 5 Mar 2011, at 19:15, Conor Wao wrote:
Hi all,
sorry about lack of contact over last while but I started a new job and was quite busy. The new job is, however, as a Project Coordinator for Dublin City of Science 2012. Dublin will host the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) in July 2012 and is currently seeking calls for proposals for talks to be held at the 5-day conference. http://www.dublinscience2012.ie/calls Deadline for proposals is June 30th 2011.
We will also be hosting a lot of outreach events over the next year and I definitely think Wikimedia should get involved in some way - either by presenting a talk or hosting in some outreach events. Do we have anyone confident enough to speak about Wikimedia's activities and goals on board? Maybe a how-to-edit master-class? Ideas are welcome. Anyone from England (and worldwide) is welcome too.
I hope Wikimedia can collaborate in some way,
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Conor.
p.s. my name is Conor Dowdall ... Conor Wao is just an online profile!
WikimediaIE mailing list WikimediaIE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaie
Hi all,
Dublin City of Science 2012 is definitely going ahead, yes! And I am a member of the organising team.
The Irish made a great bid and the amazing Convention Center Dubiln will host ESOF 2012, a gathering of scientists from all over the world to discuss the major topics in science today.
The government also made a great decision to also back the project of making Dublin the European Capital of Science for 2012 and there will be some funding to arrange outreach events throughout 2012 (and hopefully beyond). Particular favour for funding will be given to events with one or more partners and it is hoped that other partners could provide some level of funding (altough this is not always necessary!).
I'd love for Wikimedia to get involved and it would also be a great impetus to get the Irish chapter launched. The call for outreach is not officially launched yet, but I will let you all know when it goes out.
I would certainly work on this, but I'm not an expert Wiki-editor! Who else would be on-board for potentially helping? All suggestions are welcome for event-types and styles.
Cheers,
Conor.
p.s. Although I am very interested in web science, I won't be able to make it to Galway - thanks Jodi.
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Michael Peel email@mikepeel.net wrote:
Hi Conor, all,
I'd love to be able to help with this, although I'm from England... Can you clarify: is 'Dublin City of Science' something that's definitely going ahead, or is this a bid for that status in that year?
IMO, having 'how-to-edit' or 'Ask a Wikimedian' sessions would be perfect - either done as classes, or as a drop-in session throughout the conference. Doing a talk that advertises that session to conference-goers would also be good. I'm sure that WMUK could help with some of the logistics, provided that enough wikimedians in Ireland want to take part.
Thanks, Mike
On 5 Mar 2011, at 19:15, Conor Wao wrote:
Hi all,
sorry about lack of contact over last while but I started a new job and was quite busy. The new job is, however, as a Project Coordinator for Dublin City of Science 2012. Dublin will host the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) in July 2012 and is currently seeking calls for proposals for talks to be held at the 5-day conference. http://www.dublinscience2012.ie/calls Deadline for proposals is June 30th 2011.
We will also be hosting a lot of outreach events over the next year and I definitely think Wikimedia should get involved in some way - either by presenting a talk or hosting in some outreach events. Do we have anyone confident enough to speak about Wikimedia's activities and goals on board? Maybe a how-to-edit master-class? Ideas are welcome. Anyone from England (and worldwide) is welcome too.
I hope Wikimedia can collaborate in some way,
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Conor.
p.s. my name is Conor Dowdall ... Conor Wao is just an online profile!
WikimediaIE mailing list WikimediaIE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaie
WikimediaIE mailing list WikimediaIE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaie
Conor,
I've been offline WRT Wikimedia, etc. for a couple of months owing to other activities and commitments. Although Cork based, I would be happy to help out at a drop in session for 'how-to-edit' or 'Ask a Wikimedian' if one was to go ahead (at a weekend).
Let me know if this goes ahead or if you need any help.
Regards, Oliver
________________________________ From: Conor Wao conorwao@gmail.com To: Wikimedia IE wikimediaie@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Thursday, 31 March 2011, 10:13:32 Subject: Re: [Wikimedia IE] Dublin - European City of Science 2012
Hi all,
Dublin City of Science 2012 is definitely going ahead, yes! And I am a member of the organising team.
The Irish made a great bid and the amazing Convention Center Dubiln will host ESOF 2012, a gathering of scientists from all over the world to discuss the major topics in science today.
The government also made a great decision to also back the project of making Dublin the European Capital of Science for 2012 and there will be some funding to arrange outreach events throughout 2012 (and hopefully beyond). Particular favour for funding will be given to events with one or more partners and it is hoped that other partners could provide some level of funding (altough this is not always necessary!).
I'd love for Wikimedia to get involved and it would also be a great impetus to get the Irish chapter launched. The call for outreach is not officially launched yet, but I will let you all know when it goes out.
I would certainly work on this, but I'm not an expert Wiki-editor! Who else would be on-board for potentially helping? All suggestions are welcome for event-types and styles.
Cheers,
Conor.
p.s. Although I am very interested in web science, I won't be able to make it to Galway - thanks Jodi.
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Michael Peel email@mikepeel.net wrote:
Hi Conor, all,
I'd love to be able to help with this, although I'm from England... Can you clarify: is 'Dublin City of Science' something that's definitely going ahead, or is this a bid for that status in that year?
IMO, having 'how-to-edit' or 'Ask a Wikimedian' sessions would be perfect - either done as classes, or as a drop-in session throughout the conference. Doing a talk that advertises that session to conference-goers would also be good. I'm sure that WMUK could help with some of the logistics, provided that enough wikimedians in Ireland want to take part.
Thanks, Mike
On 5 Mar 2011, at 19:15, Conor Wao wrote:
Hi all,
sorry about lack of contact over last while but I started a new job and was quite busy. The new job is, however, as a Project Coordinator for Dublin City of Science 2012. Dublin will host the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) in July 2012 and is currently seeking calls for proposals for talks to be held at the 5-day conference. http://www.dublinscience2012.ie/calls Deadline for proposals is June 30th 2011.
We will also be hosting a lot of outreach events over the next year and I definitely think Wikimedia should get involved in some way - either by presenting a talk or hosting in some outreach events. Do we have anyone confident enough to speak about Wikimedia's activities and goals on board? Maybe a how-to-edit master-class? Ideas are welcome. Anyone from England (and worldwide) is welcome too.
I hope Wikimedia can collaborate in some way,
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Conor.
p.s. my name is Conor Dowdall ... Conor Wao is just an online profile!
WikimediaIE mailing list WikimediaIE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaie
WikimediaIE mailing list WikimediaIE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaie
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On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 3:06 AM, Oliver Moran wiki_ra@yahoo.ie wrote:
Conor,
I've been offline WRT Wikimedia, etc. for a couple of months owing to other activities and commitments. Although Cork based, I would be happy to help out at a drop in session for 'how-to-edit' or 'Ask a Wikimedian' if one was to go ahead (at a weekend).
Let me know if this goes ahead or if you need any help.
Any progress on this? Is anyone interested on working on this?
Asaf
Well, it seems we have two possible experienced editors - weekends only, I believe. It might be enough to pull off something but the conference actually kicks off on a Wednesday for 5 days, so it might not exactly work.
If Wikimedia Ireland is to take off, we probably need to meet up and it seems difficult to get together from across the country for a meet-up that might go nowhere. Do any of you use Google+? Or Google voice and video chat? These might be some options to bring us closer together. Obviously our work and personal lives are very demanding of our time so if we are committed to it, we might need a different tack. I'm not sure I can express my motivation for being part of this - in summary I suppose I just really respect Wikimedia and it's goals. Perhaps we need a specific project to work on or some set goals to achieve. What could a Wikimedia Ireland do for us as individuals and what can we do for it?
Conor.
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 9:45 PM, Asaf Bartov abartov@wikimedia.org wrote:
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 3:06 AM, Oliver Moran wiki_ra@yahoo.ie wrote:
Conor, I've been offline WRT Wikimedia, etc. for a couple of months owing to other activities and commitments. Although Cork based, I would be happy to help out at a drop in session for 'how-to-edit' or 'Ask a Wikimedian' if one was to go ahead (at a weekend). Let me know if this goes ahead or if you need any help.
Any progress on this? Is anyone interested on working on this? Asaf -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation
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Hi Conor,
I definitely feel a face-to-face meet up (even one including a Skype element for those who can't attend) would be worthwhile. I think there is some spirit that people want to do something but it's hard for that desire to formulate into something concrete without actual human contact.
Some ideas:
- a Dublin meet up with a Skype for those who can't attend - a several co-ordinated smaller meet ups around the country (e.g. Cork, Galway, Dublin) that could join up together through a Skype video conference
There have been some good ideas thrown around for what a Wikimedia Ireland could do and it's a pity we can't get the traction that we want. We could discuss some of these ideas and see they match any of our interests.
Regards, Oliver
On 10 September 2011 21:37, Conor Wao conorwao@gmail.com wrote:
Well, it seems we have two possible experienced editors - weekends only, I believe. It might be enough to pull off something but the conference actually kicks off on a Wednesday for 5 days, so it might not exactly work.
If Wikimedia Ireland is to take off, we probably need to meet up and it seems difficult to get together from across the country for a meet-up that might go nowhere. Do any of you use Google+? Or Google voice and video chat? These might be some options to bring us closer together. Obviously our work and personal lives are very demanding of our time so if we are committed to it, we might need a different tack. I'm not sure I can express my motivation for being part of this - in summary I suppose I just really respect Wikimedia and it's goals. Perhaps we need a specific project to work on or some set goals to achieve. What could a Wikimedia Ireland do for us as individuals and what can we do for it?
Conor.
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 9:45 PM, Asaf Bartov abartov@wikimedia.org wrote:
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 3:06 AM, Oliver Moran wiki_ra@yahoo.ie wrote:
Conor, I've been offline WRT Wikimedia, etc. for a couple of months owing to other activities and commitments. Although Cork based, I would be happy
to
help out at a drop in session for 'how-to-edit' or 'Ask a Wikimedian' if
one
was to go ahead (at a weekend). Let me know if this goes ahead or if you need any help.
Any progress on this? Is anyone interested on working on this? Asaf -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation
WikimediaIE mailing list WikimediaIE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaie
WikimediaIE mailing list WikimediaIE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaie
Yeah, let's arrange a meet up soon.
I think I might have asked this before but is open-source music or video something any of you are interested in?
Conor.
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Oliver Moran oliver.moran@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Conor, I definitely feel a face-to-face meet up (even one including a Skype element for those who can't attend) would be worthwhile. I think there is some spirit that people want to do something but it's hard for that desire to formulate into something concrete without actual human contact. Some ideas:
a Dublin meet up with a Skype for those who can't attend a several co-ordinated smaller meet ups around the country (e.g. Cork, Galway, Dublin) that could join up together through a Skype video conference
There have been some good ideas thrown around for what a Wikimedia Ireland could do and it's a pity we can't get the traction that we want. We could discuss some of these ideas and see they match any of our interests. Regards, Oliver
On 10 September 2011 21:37, Conor Wao conorwao@gmail.com wrote:
Well, it seems we have two possible experienced editors - weekends only, I believe. It might be enough to pull off something but the conference actually kicks off on a Wednesday for 5 days, so it might not exactly work.
If Wikimedia Ireland is to take off, we probably need to meet up and it seems difficult to get together from across the country for a meet-up that might go nowhere. Do any of you use Google+? Or Google voice and video chat? These might be some options to bring us closer together. Obviously our work and personal lives are very demanding of our time so if we are committed to it, we might need a different tack. I'm not sure I can express my motivation for being part of this - in summary I suppose I just really respect Wikimedia and it's goals. Perhaps we need a specific project to work on or some set goals to achieve. What could a Wikimedia Ireland do for us as individuals and what can we do for it?
Conor.
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 9:45 PM, Asaf Bartov abartov@wikimedia.org wrote:
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 3:06 AM, Oliver Moran wiki_ra@yahoo.ie wrote:
Conor, I've been offline WRT Wikimedia, etc. for a couple of months owing to other activities and commitments. Although Cork based, I would be happy to help out at a drop in session for 'how-to-edit' or 'Ask a Wikimedian' if one was to go ahead (at a weekend). Let me know if this goes ahead or if you need any help.
Any progress on this? Is anyone interested on working on this? Asaf -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation
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