WikimediaKE September 2011

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Fwd: [Internal-l] Fwd: FW: IGF 2011 - workshop organized by UNESCO, OECD and ISOC
by Limoke Oscar 17 Sep '11

17 Sep '11

Hey Florence, I got wind of the conference quite late.It was past the deadline for registration.I would have loved to attend though. Possible to hook us with your contact?Thanks On Sep 15, 2011 3:21 PM, "Florence Devouard" <anthere(a)anthere.org> wrote:

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Ushahidi Tracking Breaking News from Wikipedia
by Alex Wafula 16 Sep '11

16 Sep '11

An interesting read: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/09/13/ushahidi-to-track-breaking-news-trends… Alex

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Fwd: [Internal-l] Fwd: FW: IGF 2011 - workshop organized by UNESCO, OECD and ISOC
by Florence Devouard 16 Sep '11

16 Sep '11

Hello I got this proposition from Unesco during my holidays. I took time to answer and then THEY took time in turn to answer. So it is on very short delay. What do you think ? Anyone from Kenya interested and willing to go ? I edited text out since this is a public mailing list. Contact me directly to get the contacts. Florence ------------------- Dear Florence, <edited out> Concerning the forthcoming IGF 2011 in Kenya, we are finalizing the study on the local content which is linked to the economic aspects and infrastructure. Soon, it will be available for the public view and presented at the event mentioned above. <edited out> Regarding the session at the IGF, we are not planning to provide interpretation for the workshop, unless the organizers will provide it. The working language of the workshop is English. Regarding the travel and accommodation, I am afraid we are not in a position to cover. We were wondering whether Wikipedia plans to participate in any case. Thank you for your attention and best regards, Irmgarda *Â * *From:* Florence Devouard *Date:* August 29, 2011 11:04:22 GMT *To:* "Kasinskaite, Irmgarda" <edited out> *Subject:* *Re: IGF 2011 - workshop organized by UNESCO, OECD and ISOC* <edited out> On 8/16/11 1:45 PM, Kasinskaite, Irmgarda wrote: Dear Florence, <edited out> I am contacting you on behalf of Mr Janis Karklins, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO and other partners, OECD and ISOC, involved Â in the preparation of the study â??Economic aspects of local content creation and local Internet infrastructure". Â We are wondering whether you or your colleagues from Wikipedia would agree to participate as a speaker at the joint workshop "Economic aspects of local content creation and local Internet infrastructure" organized by UNESCO, OECD and ISOC from 11.00 am to 12.30 pm on 27 September 2011 in Nairobi (Kenya) during the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2011. The objective of the workshop is to present the major findings of the study which was carried out jointly by three Organizationsas well as reflect together on local content creation and Internet infrastructure related issues. Â The workshop mentioned above will be organized within the theme "Managing Critical Internet Resources" no 96.Â It is expected that the workshop will provide a report to the main session. For more information, please visit: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSPr… <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSPr…> Â Could you please let us know whether you or your colleagues would be able to join the workshop as a speaker? Â Best regards, Â Irmgarda ______________________________ Ms Irmgarda Kasinskaite-Buddeberg Â Programme Specialist Universal Access and Preservation Section Knowledge Societies Division Communication and Information Sector UNESCO Â 1, rue Miollis 75732 Paris cedex 15 France

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Fw: Road Trip Institutions Contacts
by Alex Wafula 13 Sep '11

13 Sep '11

Hi guys So after our meetup last Saturday, we settled on a couple of stuff pertaining to the road trip and can be found here: http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/Kenya-Mozilla-Wikimedia-Outreach I was tasked with coordinating contacts with Universities in order to determine the best time to visit them and of-course arrange for the visits as well. So with this, I've started a list of institutions that we can visit and grouped them. You can add to the list here: http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/Kenya-Road-Trip-Institutions There's a suggestions section at the bottom so put up anything that you feel might make this process alot faster and easier to get through. As for providing contact info, due to the privacy of your contacts, I thought it best not to make this info public so I created a separate form to collect contact info of the institutions listed in the link above. You can get the form here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEppWEpoZ0V0NTlfcTlDaE… cheers, Alex

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[Wikimedia Kenya] A fantastic Meeting with Eric Latiff -Capital FM Radio/KTN TVnews anchor
by Kosgei Isaac 10 Sep '11

10 Sep '11

Hi all, Today we had a fantastic meeting with Eric Latiff Capital Fm News Presentor and also KTN TV news anchor. The members Present were Alex, Abbas, Oscar, Steve, Isaac and two guys from the the Mozilla Team- Cliff and *I am Glad to report that Eric is now a member of Wikimedia Kenya*, We discussed a number of points as follows: 1. Wiki projects for Wikimedia Kenya, - the Projects that we are undertaking/about to under take being Wiki takes Nairobi and the Road trip( we are yet to come up with a name for this), we shared on making this projects a success and Eric suggested that we promote it through social networks and that we do it over a longer period say 2 weeks as opposed to a 1 day event. 2. Wikipedia for Schools- he suggested that we get some people probably experienced scholars/authors to check on the offline content once its done, this could even be in form of endorsement of the project by ICT board and/or KIE - this will give us a boost. He also promised his full support and commitment to our activities and said that we keep him updated on our progress regarding registration, he is willing and ready to help whenever possible. for infor about our meeting in the morning you can check the link http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/Kenya-Mozilla-Wikimedia-Outreach *N/B*- For those who were present, if I left out a point feel free to add. THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO TOOK THEIR TIME TO ATTEND TODAY'S MEETING. LETS KEEP UP THE SPIRIT. Regards Isaac K. Kosgei. Bachelor of Agribusiness Management *SkypeProfile: *Kipsizoo *My Linkedin Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/kipsizoo>* *twitter Page <http://twitter.com/#%21/kipsizoo>* *My Blog <http://kipsizoo.blogspot.com/> "My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world" *- Faye Wattleton WebRep Overall rating WebRep Overall rating

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Wiki day at Strathmore University suggested!!!
by oscar okwero 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

Hie Great People; The SUITSA club of Strathmore University would like to host a wiki day at the University to help spread the wiki gospel that is gaining momentum at The University. the activities suggested for the day are; a talk by the Wikimedia Kenya, a hands on practise of writting wiki articles and probably a talk on the Wikipedia takes Nairobi ogram which has gained much ground in the University. Regards Oscar Okwero SUITSA-Strathmore Univ.

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Meeting with Eric Latiff
by Alex Wafula 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

Hi all, So I just spoke to Isaac and he said Latiff will be joining us at tomorrow Strathmore from around 2pm. Our meetups starts at 11 am, so see you then. Goodnight! Alex.

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to Kabarak University
by Limoke Oscar 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

speaking of presentations,Abbas is a prolific one.He moved us all in Berlin :P, So where you going Abbas? BTW,we could also repay our KU DEBT such that should some not make it to Kabarack,They will to KU since we are sipposed to deliver the same kind of ppt as the Kabarack's. So is going to volunteer an Interim Treasury?

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to Kabarak University
by Alex Wafula 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

Then turn up early Chris ie before the meetup starts coz during that, we'll be meeting with Mozilla guys and after with Eric Latiff. Alex. On Fri Sep 9th, 2011 12:19 AM PDT Chris Riwa wrote: >Hi people, I'd like to suggest that the issue of the number of attendees for >the Kabarak presentation should be a subject for discussion at the meeting >we will have at strathmore tomorrow (10th 09, 20011). Whats your take on the >idea? >Regards, >-- >*Chris A. Riwa* >Research Specialist and Consultant >Mobile: *+254(0)725-930-850 >*e-mail: > > - *chriwaustin(a)gmail.com* > - *otieno_chris(a)yahoo.com* > - *chriwaustin(a)facebook.com* > >Facebook: *facebook.com/chriwaustin*

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Strathmore ICT Conference
by Alex Wafula 08 Sep '11

08 Sep '11

Hi all, Just got home and I'm super tired, so I'll be brief. We had a busy time at the conference. Steve led Wikimedia's presence here and was totally awesome! Grace always made sure we made it for tea and lunch in time :) , Isaac did live updates with a bunch of guys via Skype and we even got to say hi to Fiona Apps (does Wikimedia outreach in UK) and gave her a glimpse of the ongoings here. Ann did great to chat down Steve's nerves before his presentation (he did great by the way) and ps, thanks for the ice cream , Abbas out of nowhere reinforced us with swag. We also got invited to another event in Kabarak University which is a few Km from Nairobi. Steve should have more infor on this. Ladies (as they prefer to be called) at the conference kept asking for Wiki earings! It took us a while to figure out what they meant. Pics coming up on that and Wiki heals.... :) All in all, thumbs up to all WMKE members who managed to attend and plan this, Emmanuel, Manuel and Jessie for helping us setup our presentation and Asaf and Winifred from the Foundation for sending over Wikipedia swag and making sure they arrived on time. Best, Alex.

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