Hi,

Wikimedia Foundation usually conducts chat sessions known as Office Hours where a staff member is asked questions by the Wikimedia community.

This week, Sue Gardner (WMF Executive Director) will be on IRC chat on channel #wikimedia-office on Thursday 28 April at 1700hrs UTC (8.00pm East African Time).

Normally, there is no set agenda, but this week, discussions will centre around editor retention and Wikimania submissions.(http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Call_for_Papers) Other topics are also welcome.

Office Hours are usually carried out via IRC. For more info about how to log on, see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours

I believe that since we're in thew midst of WikiSaturday discussions, it's vital to engage in this week's Office Hours and discuss matters pertaining editor retention. Moreover, the guys going to Wikimania would have a feel of what to expect by attending this session.

For those of you who haven't heard of Wikipedia Editor Trends Study, see http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Editor_Trend_Study

Sincerely,
Abbas