I have received an invitation from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (via Wikimedia Foundation) to attend TEDxKibera. At this event, attendants shall discuss the potential and dynamism of Kibera and we'll hear some short talks from people in Kibera as well as speakers like Melinda Gates (wife of Bill Gates) and Salim Mohamed from Carolina for Kibera. Other speakers can be found here: http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/2030 I initially thought that some of you may accompany me; but unfortunately I only got one invitatation and this event is an ''invites-only''. Regards Abbas. -------------------------------------- Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com Skype: abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member "Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment." Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake

What a cool opportunity! I for one would love to hear an update, and if any talks are posted online afterwards that you think are particularly compelling, please send us the links. On 1/19/2011 1:49 AM, Abbas Mahmoud wrote: Hi folks, I have received an invitation from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (via Wikimedia Foundation) to attend TEDxKibera. At this event, attendants shall discuss the potential and dynamism of Kibera and we'll hear some short talks from people in Kibera as well as speakers like Melinda Gates (wife of Bill Gates) and Salim Mohamed from Carolina for Kibera. Other speakers can be found here: http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/2030 I initially thought that some of you may accompany me; but unfortunately I only got one invitatation and this event is an ''invites-only''. Regards Abbas. -------------------------------------- Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com Skype: abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member "*Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."* ** Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.orghttps://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake -- Jessie Wild Special Projects Manager Global Development Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake