Hello, everyone.

I'd like to congratulate you on your mature and efficient selection process.  (It took us a lot longer in Wikimedia Israel, for instance...)

To those who wanted to go but are not going this time, remember there will be other opportunities to meet and exchange views and experiences with your international peers, in this year and in coming years: Delphine already mentioned Wikimania at Haifa (early August), which is a _great_ opportunity to meet lots of Wikimedians from around the world, without the 2-per-chapter limit.  There are also some smaller, more specific events planned, such as a developer conference.

Regarding preparation for the chapters conference:

1. Be sure to prepare a *very brief* status report.  No more than *three minutes*, summing up your status -- the event at Strathmore, and the school outreach project should be your focus, and just make a very quick mention of the bylaws situation at the end.  This report would be delivered before all the participants, and is *key* to get your international peers interested in the work you've been doing. Following this talk, some of these peers would no doubt want to discuss your work with you, offer help, make suggestions, etc.

2. Beside the brief status report, try to come up with a couple of "big questions" you are thinking about, especially things you would like to learn from the more experienced, established chapters.  Use these prepared questions to initiate conversation with the other participants, and take notes.  (If you can arrange to come with at least one mobile computer, it would help you take notes and follow up links to sites mentioned during the conference -- there's wi-fi throughout.  If you won't have a laptop with you, let me know and I'll try to arrange one for you.)

Most importantly: don't be shy!  Make the most of that weekend by engaging with as many different people around you.  There are a couple of natural tendencies to overcome here: one is the tendency to stick with people you already know -- this applies both to each delegation's representatives sticking to each other, and to experienced Wikimedians sticking to people they have already met in previous conferences or Wikimanias.  The other is to keep talking to one or two persons you've had a good conversation with, staying in the "comfort zone", rather than looking for new contacts.  So don't be shy! :)

Keep up the great teamwork, everyone!  I am inspired by your progress.

   Asaf

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 11:54 AM, lilian nyarera <lireshi@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hey guys!  Congratulations Abbas and Oscar. We have entrusted you guys with this responsibility to represent us because we believe in you. Do your best. Regards,   lilian.

On Wed Feb 2nd, 2011 1:09 AM PST Sameer Muiruri wrote:

>Am sure the Abbas and Oscar are going to represent us well, congratulations
>guys. i voted but my vote was not reflected.
>
>
>Again congratulations to all who voted and to those who won.
>
>
>Cheers,
> Sameer
>
>
>________________________________
>From: Limoke Oscar <oslimoke@gmail.com>
>To: The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter.
><wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org>
>Sent: Wed, February 2, 2011 10:52:58 AM
>Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] THE WIKIMEDIA CHAPTERS MEETING REPRESENTATIVES
>POLL RESULTS
>
>Hey Guys,
>I want to thank you for your trust and believe in me.I wont surely dissapoint
>us.
>
>

>On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:46 AM, SAMSON MAOSA <coolsam726@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Hello everybody
>>As you all know, the Wikimedia Chapters Meeting will be held between 25th and
>>27th March as part of the Wikimedia Conference.
>>Wikimedia Kenya was asked to send two representatives to the meeting. We
>>designed a poll for the interested and selected 13 founding members to vote for
>>them (The polls needed people who have been active in Wikimedia  Kenya for long
>>enough to know all the activities of the Chapter).
>>The potential representatives that we were looking for must meet the following
>>requirements:
>>      1. Someone who has  thorough acquaintance with the activities of Wikimedia
>>Kenya, ranging from the formation to the current progress and projects...to the
>>future plans of the chapter. We don't want someone who'll embarrass us there. We
>>should also consider someone who's good at public speaking, b'coz the selected
>>representatives will present a powerpoint of what we've done before other
>>chapters and WMF staff.
>>      2. Considering that  the period between now and 27th March is very short, I
>>would prefer someone who already has a travel passport or one who is sure to
>>acquire it by then.
>>      3. Though not very necessary, we should consider gender sensitivity (1 female
>>and 1 male)
>>      4. What has the nominee done for Wikimedia Kenya?
>>      5. Consider the availability of the chosen persons. Let's not choose someone
>>who will later start giving apologies that they are committed somewhere and
>>can't make it to the conference.
>>      6. How will Wikimedia Kenya benefit by selecting <name of nominee> to represent
>>us at the chapters meeting.Five persons showed interest to represent Wikimedia
>>Kenya in the meeting, namely;
>>
>>      1. Abbas Mahmoud
>>      2. Alex Wafula
>>      3. David Mugo
>>      4. Grace Kariuki

>>      5. Oscar LimokeWith 10 out of 13 voters, the polls are concluded and closed. I

>>hereby release the results officially

>>Please find attached the PDF to show the detailed results of the polls. The
>>polls can also accessed In the following link:
>>THE OFFICIAL POLL RESULTS.

>>It is therefore my pleasure to announce that the two representatives of
>>Wikimedia Kenya in the 2011 Chapters' meeting are
>>
>>      1. Abbas Mahmoud

>>      2. Oscar LimokeThank you all for your co-operation.

>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>__________________________________________________________________________________
>>
>>Samson Arosi Maosa,
>>Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology,
>>Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering
>>+254750-nine-one-seven-three-zero-five
>>"In this world, everything has been done but suppose we try doing it in a
>>different (better) way?"
>>Make someone know what you already know. Join us now at Wikimedia Kenya
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>Freelance Academic Writer and Translator,
>GeoInformatics and GIScience Student,
>Jomo Kenyatta University.
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