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Alex Wafula

6 Sep 2011 6 Sep '11

7:11 a.m.

Indeed. WMKE (unchapter) it is then. Alex. On Mon Sep 5th, 2011 11:41 PM PDT Abbas Mahmood wrote:

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Steve, The only persons that are in capacity to speak on behalf of, and represent the Wikimedia Foundation, are the Foundation Staff, Foundation's Board of Trustees and the Foundation's Advisory Board. Abbas.

Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 09:28:41 +0300 From: wanjaustev(a)gmail.com To: WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to Kabarak University Hi, Please note that just in case we attend this event we shall be representing the Wikimedia foundation..... Just to avoid unnnecessary confusion. cheers On 9/6/11, stephen wanjau <wanjaustev(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Hi, While I was at our booth/tent after my presentation at the ICT conference, I was approached by a lecturer from Kabarak and he invited us Wikimedia Kenya to give a talk to his students. He told me they were organizing a full day event on 23rd September (proposed date) where their Computer science and IT students will attend to learn and hear from various industry players such as us. In his email ........"As the Firefox and Wikimedia we are aware that you have a lot to offer educational institutions and we will be very glad to have you participate......" Essentially what he expects of us; 1. A thorough exposition of the resources available from Wikimedia. 2. Possible collaborations with the university. 3. Opportunities available for students in terms of industrial attachments and projects. 4. Any other offering that we have that can add value to the students. They expect to have a plenary where each company/organisation among which they shall invite will have at least 1 hr to address the students as well as an exhibition for further demonstrations. That was their proposal and he added that we feel freely free to make suggestions on how we can make it better. Cheers, Stephen

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Kosgei Isaac

6 Sep 6 Sep

7:13 a.m.

New subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to Kabarak University

Good Idea!!! On 6 September 2011 10:11, Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

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Indeed. WMKE (unchapter) it is then. Alex. On Mon Sep 5th, 2011 11:41 PM PDT Abbas Mahmood wrote:

Steve, The only persons that are in capacity to speak on behalf of, and represent

the Wikimedia Foundation, are the Foundation Staff, Foundation's Board of Trustees and the Foundation's Advisory Board.

Abbas.

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Grace Kariuki

9:12 a.m.

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so what happens now.we are already in sep.who is available to go?just a quick one,will the foundation cater for the travelling expenses? On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Kosgei Isaac <kipchogekosgei(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:

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Good Idea!!! On 6 September 2011 10:11, Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

Indeed. WMKE (unchapter) it is then. Alex. On Mon Sep 5th, 2011 11:41 PM PDT Abbas Mahmood wrote:

Steve, The only persons that are in capacity to speak on behalf of, and

represent the Wikimedia Foundation, are the Foundation Staff, Foundation's Board of Trustees and the Foundation's Advisory Board.

Abbas. > Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 09:28:41 +0300 > From: wanjaustev(a)gmail.com > To: WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to Kabarak University > > Hi, > > Please note that just in case we attend this event we shall be > representing the Wikimedia foundation..... > > Just to avoid unnnecessary confusion. > > cheers > > On 9/6/11, stephen wanjau <wanjaustev(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > While I was at our booth/tent after my presentation at the ICT > > conference, I was approached by a lecturer from Kabarak and he

invited

> > us Wikimedia Kenya to give a talk to his students. He told me they > > were organizing a full day event on 23rd September (proposed date) > > where their Computer science and IT students will attend to learn and > > hear from various industry players such as us. > > > > In his email ........"As the Firefox and Wikimedia we are aware that > > you have a lot to offer educational institutions and we will be very > > glad to have you participate......" > > > > Essentially what he expects of us; > > > > 1. A thorough exposition of the > > resources available from Wikimedia. > > > > 2. Possible collaborations with the > > university. > > > > 3. Opportunities available for students > > in terms of industrial attachments and > > projects. > > > > 4. Any other offering that we have that > > can add value to the students. > > > > They expect to have a plenary where each company/organisation among > > which they shall invite will have at least 1 hr to address the > > students as well as an exhibition for further demonstrations. > > > > That was their proposal and he added that we feel freely free to

make

> suggestions on how we can make it better. > > > Cheers, > Stephen > -- Mr. Stephen W. Wanjau Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake

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Chris Riwa

11:11 a.m.

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Hi, the opportunity presented is quite interesting and worth exploiting. However, we have a very short period of time to prepare ourselves before the due date and I think that we might not have sufficient time to acquire the requisite grant from the foundation. Therefore, I am suggesting that if possible (interested parties) we finance ourselves for the trip and then the foundation can re-embers the spent amount afterwards. Please advice. 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*

Abbas Mahmood

4:34 p.m.

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Chris is right. Maybe it's also worth asking: who wants to go?, how many people are(or should be) going?, and who will speak*? What I know of is that chapters usually apply for a start-up grant that helps them off the ground. This start up is aimed at paying the legal fees, registration fees, conferences, logistics, etc. Another option that chapters use is the money collected from membership fees is used to cater for such activities. Sincerely, Abbas. *Asaf and I had an informal chat while he was here and he suggested that we come up with a Speakers List -- which I think is a very good idea. The people on this list should be really good at public speaking: have a fair knowledge of what Wikip|media is; and IMO, are capable of answering questions from an audience satisfactorily. This list would be the first turning point whenever we need a speaker to be deployed at a certain event. Of course, this is just a suggestion -- and is open to refute. Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:11:30 +0300 From: chriwaustin(a)gmail.com To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to Kabarak University Hi, the opportunity presented is quite interesting and worth exploiting. However, we have a very short period of time to prepare ourselves before the due date and I think that we might not have sufficient time to acquire the requisite grant from the foundation. Therefore, I am suggesting that if possible (interested parties) we finance ourselves for the trip and then the foundation can re-embers the spent amount afterwards. Please advice. Regards, -- Chris A. Riwa Research Specialist and Consultant Mobile: +254(0)725-930-850 e-mail: chriwaustin@gmail.comotieno_chris@yahoo.comchriwaustin@facebook.com Facebook: facebook.com/chriwaustin _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake

Asaf Bartov

8 p.m.

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Indeed, a start-up grant is the way to go. It will take some time (weeks), and would be a lot easier (for you) once you are a registered NGO with a Wikimedia Kenya bank account, but we can certainly give you some interim funding to support travel costs etc. What we need, to do this, would be a volunteer to undertake the role of interim treasurer. This means the responsibility of: 1. accepting a wire transfer from the foundation into their personal bank account 2. undertake to disburse (pay) money to WMKE members before scheduled trips, or to reimburse them after said trips. 3. Manage and submit a report on the use of funds -- dates, names, purpose, amounts, receipts (where available -- we realize e.g. matatus don't give receipts). If a volunteer interim treasurer can be found, we can easily send you an advance on a fuller start-up grant very soon. A full start-up grant would entail a grant request (submitted on Meta), review by our Grant Advisory Committee, and be based on a detailed _plan_ by WMKE for its intended activities. Cheers, Asaf On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 9:34 AM, Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

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Chris is right. Maybe it's also worth asking: who wants to go?, how many people are(or should be) going?, and who will speak*? What I know of is that chapters usually apply for a start-up grant that helps them off the ground. This start up is aimed at paying the legal fees, registration fees, conferences, logistics, etc. Another option that chapters use is the money collected from membership fees is used to cater for such activities. Sincerely, Abbas. *Asaf and I had an informal chat while he was here and he suggested that we come up with a Speakers List -- which I think is a very good idea. The people on this list should be really good at public speaking: have a fair knowledge of what Wikip|media is; and IMO, are capable of answering questions from an audience satisfactorily. This list would be the first turning point whenever we need a speaker to be deployed at a certain event. Of course, this is just a suggestion -- and is open to refute. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:11:30 +0300 From: chriwaustin(a)gmail.com To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to Kabarak University Hi, the opportunity presented is quite interesting and worth exploiting. However, we have a very short period of time to prepare ourselves before the due date and I think that we might not have sufficient time to acquire the requisite grant from the foundation. Therefore, I am suggesting that if possible (interested parties) we finance ourselves for the trip and then the foundation can re-embers the spent amount afterwards. Please advice. 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* _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake

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Alex Wafula

8:43 p.m.

New subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to Kabarak University

Looks like someone read my mind. Guess my question is answered. Thanks Asaf! Alex. ________________________________ Indeed, a start-up grant is the way to go. It will take some time (weeks), and would be a lot easier (for you) once you are a registered NGO with a Wikimedia Kenya bank account, but we can certainly give you some interim funding to support travel costs etc. What we need, to do this, would be a volunteer to undertake the role of interim treasurer. This means the responsibility of: 1. accepting a wire transfer from the foundation into their personal bank account 2. undertake to disburse (pay) money to WMKE members before scheduled trips, or to reimburse them after said trips. 3. Manage and submit a report on the use of funds -- dates, names, purpose, amounts, receipts (where available -- we realize e.g. matatus don't give receipts). If a volunteer interim treasurer can be found, we can easily send you an advance on a fuller start-up grant very soon. A full start-up grant would entail a grant request (submitted on Meta), review by our Grant Advisory Committee, and be based on a detailed _plan_ by WMKE for its intended activities. Cheers, Asaf ________________________________ From: Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)yahoo.com> To: "wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org" <wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 11:27 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to Kabarak University Now that I think of it, I probably read this somewhere or heard it from someone; the minimum amount for a grant should be USD 500. I should probably google this... As for the number of guys to go, 2 - 3 sounds good. Speaker, Abbas, your knowledge on Wikimedia is pretty good and well, I haven't heard you give a speech before but I have a gut feeling you can manage :) so what do you say? I'd love to hear Asaf's thought regarding the grant. This should cost way below USD 500, more like USD 60 - 70 ________________________________ On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 9:34 AM, Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com> wrote: Chris is right. Maybe it's also worth asking: who wants to go?, how many people are(or should be) going?, and who will speak*?

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What I know of is that chapters usually apply for a start-up grant that helps them off the ground. This start up is aimed at paying the legal fees, registration fees, conferences, logistics, etc. Another option that chapters use is the money collected from membership fees is used to cater for such activities. Sincerely, Abbas. *Asaf and I had an informal chat while he was here and he suggested that we come up with a Speakers List -- which I think is a very good idea. The people on this list should be really good at public speaking: have a fair knowledge of what Wikip|media is; and IMO, are capable of answering questions from an audience satisfactorily. This list would be the first turning point whenever we need a speaker to be deployed at a certain event. Of course, this is just a suggestion -- and is open to refute. ________________________________ Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:11:30 +0300 From: chriwaustin(a)gmail.com To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to Kabarak University Hi, the opportunity presented is quite interesting and worth exploiting. However, we have a very short period of time to prepare ourselves before the due date and I think that we might not have sufficient time to acquire the requisite grant from the foundation. Therefore, I am suggesting that if possible (interested parties) we finance ourselves for the trip and then the foundation can re-embers the spent amount afterwards. Please advice. 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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Grace Kariuki

7 Sep 7 Sep

12:04 p.m.

New subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to Kabarak University

good idea. On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

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Looks like someone read my mind. Guess my question is answered. Thanks Asaf! Alex. ------------------------------ ** Indeed, a start-up grant is the way to go. It will take some time (weeks), and would be a lot easier (for you) once you are a registered NGO with a Wikimedia Kenya bank account, but we can certainly give you some interim funding to support travel costs etc. What we need, to do this, would be a volunteer to undertake the role of interim treasurer. This means the responsibility of: 1. accepting a wire transfer from the foundation into their personal bank account 2. undertake to disburse (pay) money to WMKE members before scheduled trips, or to reimburse them after said trips. 3. Manage and submit a report on the use of funds -- dates, names, purpose, amounts, receipts (where available -- we realize e.g. matatus don't give receipts). If a volunteer interim treasurer can be found, we can easily send you an advance on a fuller start-up grant very soon. A full start-up grant would entail a grant request (submitted on Meta), review by our Grant Advisory Committee, and be based on a detailed _plan_ by WMKE for its intended activities. Cheers, Asaf ------------------------------ *From:* Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)yahoo.com> *To:* "wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org" <wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 6, 2011 11:27 PM *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to Kabarak University Now that I think of it, I probably read this somewhere or heard it from someone; the minimum amount for a grant should be USD 500. I should probably google this... As for the number of guys to go, 2 - 3 sounds good. Speaker, Abbas, your knowledge on Wikimedia is pretty good and well, I haven't heard you give a speech before but I have a gut feeling you can manage :) so what do you say? I'd love to hear Asaf's thought regarding the grant. This should cost way below USD 500, more like USD 60 - 70 ------------------------------ ** On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 9:34 AM, Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com>wrote;wrote: Chris is right. Maybe it's also worth asking: who wants to go?, how many people are(or should be) going?, and who will speak*? What I know of is that chapters usually apply for a start-up grant that helps them off the ground. This start up is aimed at paying the legal fees, registration fees, conferences, logistics, etc. Another option that chapters use is the money collected from membership fees is used to cater for such activities. Sincerely, Abbas. *Asaf and I had an informal chat while he was here and he suggested that we come up with a Speakers List -- which I think is a very good idea. The people on this list should be really good at public speaking: have a fair knowledge of what Wikip|media is; and IMO, are capable of answering questions from an audience satisfactorily. This list would be the first turning point whenever we need a speaker to be deployed at a certain event. Of course, this is just a suggestion -- and is open to refute. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:11:30 +0300 From: chriwaustin(a)gmail.com To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to Kabarak University Hi, the opportunity presented is quite interesting and worth exploiting. However, we have a very short period of time to prepare ourselves before the due date and I think that we might not have sufficient time to acquire the requisite grant from the foundation. Therefore, I am suggesting that if possible (interested parties) we finance ourselves for the trip and then the foundation can re-embers the spent amount afterwards. Please advice. 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* _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake

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