> Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:36:00 +0300
> From: oslimoke@gmail.com
> To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Visiting Kenya after Wikimania 2011
>
> Alex,
> Nice thought,I think we are full.Plus we need a session with Asaf as
> WMKE members remember?
> We could slot that as an informal get together and chat with Asaf on a
> relaxed set up..preferably an evening...just a wild suggestion:-)
> Otherwise nice job guys,cheers for the good work
>
> On 7/22/11, Alex Wafula <xelawafs@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > So just keeping track so far. Asaf will be in Kenya for 4 days one of which
> > he'll be in Mombasa so when planning for Nairobi and Nakuru, we should take
> > into account that we have 3 days.
> >
> > So far, we are looking: Strathmore, UoN, Nairobits, Egerton, Daystar, USIU,
> > government institutions and Google.
> >
> > Egerton may take an entire day so if all these institution will confirm,
> > then I think we are full...!
> >
> > Alex.
> >
> > On Fri Jul 22nd, 2011 9:04 AM PDT stephen wanjau wrote:
> >
> >>I will talk to the Egerton contact and I will keep you posted on the
> >>progress.
> >>
> >>Cheers
> >>Stephen W. Wanjau
> >>
> >>On Jul 22, 2011 7:01 PM, "stephen wanjau" <wanjaustev@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Ok, I have the two letters that you forwarded, unless there are others.
> >>>
> >>> I will go ahead to contact the guy at Egerton.
> >>>
> >>> As for USIU and Daystar, I do not have any contacts that we could use but
> >>if
> >>> somebody is available, paying these campuses a pre-visit to have meeting
> >>> permits and appointments from the respective dean of students sounds
> >>> better.
> >>>
> >>> It's to our advantage that the two campuses ,USIU and Daystar are all
> >>> located within NBO.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Stephen W. Wanjau
> >>>
> >>> On Jul 22, 2011 6:51 PM, "Abbas Mahmood" <abbasjnr@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Stephen,
> >>>> I think you should go ahead and contact Egerton. Since most Universities
> >>> will either be closed or doing exams, we don't have a choice but follow
> >>> up
> >>> on the few that are willing to host us. Do you need the letter, or do you
> >>> have it already? And do you have any USIU contacts? Or Daystar?
> >>>> ThanksAbbas.
> >>>>
> >>>> Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:43:48 +0300
> >>>> From: wanjaustev@gmail.com
> >>>> To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Visiting Kenya after Wikimania 2011
> >>>>
> >>>> Hello guys,
> >>>> Incase time and resources allow,There is a contact at Egerton
> >>>> University,
> >>> ( Alex, remember the guys who organized the Mozilla talk?).I had a chat
> >>with
> >>> their Computer Students club chairman and he was willing we give them a
> >>talk
> >>> regarding Wikimedia.
> >>>>
> >>>> Infact he told me the talk can be conducted at the town campus in Nakuru
> >>> town. If that's ok please let me know so that I can furnish him with the
> >>> relevant material (letters,posters e.t.c.) and more information.
> >>>>
> >>>> Cheers
> >>>>
> >>>> Stephen W. Wanjau
> >>>> On Jul 22, 2011 6:02 PM, "Alex Wafula" <xelawafs@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>>> Hey Abbas,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I've already got intouch with someone from UoN and I'm waiting for an
> >>> official confirmation from them.
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I've also forwarded the letter from Wikimedia to help things move on
> >>> faster.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Cheers,
> >>>>> Alex.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Fri Jul 22nd, 2011 7:36 AM PDT Abbas Mahmood wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>Thanks Oscar for notifying us.
> >>>>>>Does anyone have contacts at USIU? We could approach them as well.
> >>>>>>Also, Alex, have you contacted UoN? I have a contact there that might
> >>>>>> be
> >>> able to contact UoN's Dean.
> >>>>
> >>>>>>BTW, I have an official introduction letter from Wikimedia, so in case
> >>> any one of you needs it to approach various institutions, please do
> >>contact
> >>> me and i will forward the letter to you beforehand.
> >>>>>>Abbas.
> >>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:47:26 +0300
> >>>>>>> From: oslimoke@gmail.com
> >>>>>>> To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Visiting Kenya after Wikimania 2011
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Hi Guys,
> >>>>>>> I have just requested the Director of e-learning JKUAT to allow us a
> >>>>>>> visit when Asaf is around.However we are starting our exams around
> >>>>>>> 5th
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> August and it may be tricky to have audience with students.
> >>>>>>> I would be finishing my exams on 15th and so I hope to join all of
> >>>>>>> you
> >>>>>>> guys thereafter.So if you see me quite,I am buried in my books"-)
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 7/19/11, Limoke Oscar <oslimoke@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>> > Asaf,
> >>>>>>> >> The iHub sounds great, and a post-1800 time for public speaking is
> >>> not a
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> >> problem for me! Can WMKE set it up? If there's a fee to use the
> >>> iHub,
> >>>>>>> >> the
> >>>>>>> >> Foundation will pay it.
> >>>>>>> > The problem is not with the you,most WMKE may not do a post-1800
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> > meeting.The travel logistics in Nairobi may not allow most of us to
> >>>>>>> > attend the meeting.I suggest we do a daytime meeting at some other
> >>>>>>> > venue?The August memorial Park in the City Center?However they
> >>charge
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> > a small fee.The iHub facility is free of charge for scheduled
> >>> meetings
> >>>>>>> > subject to availability and booking.
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> >> This sounds good to me. I have already contacted the Google
> >>>>>>> >> Nairobi
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> >> office,
> >>>>>>> >> and they would be happy for me to visit. I'd like some of you to
> >>> join
> >>>>>>> >> me.
> >>>>>>> >> I know some of you have already had contact with the Google
> >>>>>>> >> Nairobi
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> >> office,
> >>>>>>> >> so perhaps we can use this opportunity to introduce some other
> >>>>>>> >> WMKE
> >>>>>>> >> members
> >>>>>>> >> to the Google team? I think 3 or 4 WMKE members would be great to
> >>> join
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> >> me
> >>>>>>> >> in that meeting. Securing Google as a sponsor for WTN would
> >>> definitely
> >>>>>>> >> be
> >>>>>>> >> one goal of that meeting. What else do you think we could ask from
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> >> Google?
> >>>>>>> >> They wanted "numbers and figures", not your NGO registration
> >>papers;
> >>>>>>> >> this
> >>>>>>> >> means that if we can come up with concrete plans (with a budget, a
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> >> realistic
> >>>>>>> >> timeline, and a list of people committed to doing the work), we
> >>>>>>> >> can
> >>> move
> >>>>>>> >> forward with securing support from Google (as well as the
> >>> Foundation).
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> > Great.I contacted them and am still awaiting their response.Glad
> >>>>>>> > you
> >>>>>>> > caught their attention.I would be happy to join you.
> >>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>> >>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> >>> We also visited KU (www.ku.ac.ke) with Ting and we had a greta
> >>>>>>> >>> and
> >>>>>>> >>> fruitful discussions with the Top Management of the Universities
> >>> about
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> >>> future areas of collaboration in advancing our aims.We were
> >>> supposed
> >>>>>>> >>> to get back to them and deliver an Outreach sort of talk to there
> >>>>>>> >>> students about Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> >> Excellent! Perhaps we can deliver a double talk as I proposed
> >>> elsewhere
> >>>>>>> >> --
> >>>>>>> >> a general "introduction to Wikipedia" delivered by a WMKE member,
> >>> and a
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> >> talk
> >>>>>>> >> on Wikimedia as a global movement (or on the Foundation and its
> >>> strategy
> >>>>>>> >> and
> >>>>>>> >> plans?) by me. Is one of you willing to make this happen?
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> > Our Contact at KU(Dr.Martin Njoroge) earlier on told me that our
> >>> vsist
> >>>>>>> > may not be possible as they KU Students will be away then.He wished
> >>> it
> >>>>>>> > were in September.I saw your request to the Director of e-learning
> >>in
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> > a different thread and I hope we will be able to have a chat with
> >>> him.
> >>>>>>> > I would be finding the contacts of the Director of e-learning of
> >>> JKUAT
> >>>>>>> > and I hope you would not mind sedning a similar email to him.
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> > Regards,
> >>>>>>> > Limoke O.
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>> Limoke Oscar,
> >>>>>>> mayenge.blogspot.com
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> Freelancer,
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