After reserving space for company officials plus organizers - that's us :) - the following are my suggestions for getting guys truly interested in Wikimedia's cause to attend:
* guys interested in attending could fill online forms giving a brief of why they wish to attend. We could use eventsbrite for this or something similar.
* liase with campus IT clubs and lecturers as they can assist in identifying guys to attend from their institutions.
* invite existing local Wikimedia contributors e.g. Kwc participants, Swahili article authors e.t.c.
As for the number of guests, someone mentioned 50. Well I see it hitting 100 - 150, what do you guys think?
Alex!
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 11:07 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Your totally right, Alex. I've been focussing so much on corporates because these people require invites sent way in advance. I had stated that we'll also invite students + teachers as well in an earlier email. I believe that after Mr. Ting gives talks @ Uni's, students could also be informed about the anniversary. The problem with randomly inviting a crowd of students poses a threat of gatecrushing -- which brings me to the question: how many guests are we aiming at?
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:49:07 -0800 From: xelawafs@yahoo.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
Sorry I hadn't finished.
As I was saying I feel that we've been focusing on the company invites we had set out to the extent of being overwhelmed by the number of guys who might wish to attend the anniversary party. Just my thoughts, what do you guys think.
Abbas, the activities you've outlined for Mr. Ting to participate in are great. Plus I think he could be key towards forging a lasting partnership with the Ministry and various NGOs so we should definately organize for such meetups during his stay in Kenya.
Cheers! Alex!
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 10:30 AM PST Alexander Wafula wrote:
Hi Abbas,
In my previous post, I was actually inquring about inviting potential Wikimedia contributors to the anniversary party.
Mr. Ting's visit to Kenya as you said will generate lots of publicity hence we should expect alot of guys from various campuses and institutions to want to attend the anniversary party. I feel like we have been focusing on the
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 4:07 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Hi guys,
Mr. Ting Chen, the Chairman of Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees has agreed to come to Kenya. He is willing to plan a more expansive itinerary, rather than attend the launch only.
What came to my mind was to plan for him, say, a one-week itinerary. Since the launch is on Friday 14th Jan, he could probably come on Monday 10th January. The purpose of his week-long trip could be to create some Wiki excitement in Kenya.
- During his stay, we could schedule him to go round universities and institutions and giving out Wiki talks.
*We could also arrange a press conference or interviews with the press so as to raise the Wiki temperature in the general public as well.
*Thirdly, a meeting with the Ministry of Education. We could discuss ways in which we could partner in the future. Also, lunch/meetings with NGO's such as Safaricom & Ford Foundation to discuss ways in which they could offer us their support. I suppose when we meet these guys, we'll also get to remind them to attend the oncoming Friday launch.
These were my suggestions. Your thoughts and more suggetstions are certainly welcome.
--Abbas
Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@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.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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Cool idea;-)
i also see it at 100-150.
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 13:01:02 -0800 From: xelawafs@yahoo.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
After reserving space for company officials plus organizers - that's us :) - the following are my suggestions for getting guys truly interested in Wikimedia's cause to attend:
guys interested in attending could fill online forms giving a brief of why they wish to attend. We could use eventsbrite for this or something similar.
liase with campus IT clubs and lecturers as they can assist in identifying guys to attend from their institutions.
invite existing local Wikimedia contributors e.g. Kwc participants, Swahili article authors e.t.c.
As for the number of guests, someone mentioned 50. Well I see it hitting 100 - 150, what do you guys think?
Alex!
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 11:07 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Your totally right, Alex. I've been focussing so much on corporates because these people require invites sent way in advance. I had stated that we'll also invite students + teachers as well in an earlier email. I believe that after Mr. Ting gives talks @ Uni's, students could also be informed about the anniversary. The problem with randomly inviting a crowd of students poses a threat of gatecrushing -- which brings me to the question: how many guests are we aiming at?
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:49:07 -0800 From: xelawafs@yahoo.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
Sorry I hadn't finished.
As I was saying I feel that we've been focusing on the company invites we had set out to the extent of being overwhelmed by the number of guys who might wish to attend the anniversary party. Just my thoughts, what do you guys think.
Abbas, the activities you've outlined for Mr. Ting to participate in are great. Plus I think he could be key towards forging a lasting partnership with the Ministry and various NGOs so we should definately organize for such meetups during his stay in Kenya.
Cheers! Alex!
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 10:30 AM PST Alexander Wafula wrote:
Hi Abbas,
In my previous post, I was actually inquring about inviting potential Wikimedia contributors to the anniversary party.
Mr. Ting's visit to Kenya as you said will generate lots of publicity hence we should expect alot of guys from various campuses and institutions to want to attend the anniversary party. I feel like we have been focusing on the
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 4:07 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Hi guys,
Mr. Ting Chen, the Chairman of Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees has agreed to come to Kenya. He is willing to plan a more expansive itinerary, rather than attend the launch only.
What came to my mind was to plan for him, say, a one-week itinerary. Since the launch is on Friday 14th Jan, he could probably come on Monday 10th January. The purpose of his week-long trip could be to create some Wiki excitement in Kenya.
- During his stay, we could schedule him to go round universities and institutions and giving out Wiki talks.
*We could also arrange a press conference or interviews with the press so as to raise the Wiki temperature in the general public as well.
*Thirdly, a meeting with the Ministry of Education. We could discuss ways in which we could partner in the future. Also, lunch/meetings with NGO's such as Safaricom & Ford Foundation to discuss ways in which they could offer us their support. I suppose when we meet these guys, we'll also get to remind them to attend the oncoming Friday launch.
These were my suggestions. Your thoughts and more suggetstions are certainly welcome.
--Abbas
Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@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.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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Hi all, Just an idea, i was thinking that we could invite a representative of a school magazine to the anniversary party.
Alex, brilliant idea on filling forms online. We will have to come up with a way to advertise, posters maybe?
Abbas, as for jkuat[main campus], we go on our long holiday from mid december till late april. It's going to be a challenge getting an audience since 80%, if not more, of the school is at home.
From: abbasjnr@hotmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:44:36 +0000 Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
Cool idea;-)
i also see it at 100-150.
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 13:01:02 -0800 From: xelawafs@yahoo.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
After reserving space for company officials plus organizers - that's us :) - the following are my suggestions for getting guys truly interested in Wikimedia's cause to attend:
guys interested in attending could fill online forms giving a brief of why they wish to attend. We could use eventsbrite for this or something similar.
liase with campus IT clubs and lecturers as they can assist in identifying guys to attend from their institutions.
invite existing local Wikimedia contributors e.g. Kwc participants, Swahili article authors e.t.c.
As for the number of guests, someone mentioned 50. Well I see it hitting 100 - 150, what do you guys think?
Alex!
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 11:07 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Your totally right, Alex. I've been focussing so much on corporates because these people require invites sent way in advance. I had stated that we'll also invite students + teachers as well in an earlier email. I believe that after Mr. Ting gives talks @ Uni's, students could also be informed about the anniversary. The problem with randomly inviting a crowd of students poses a threat of gatecrushing -- which brings me to the question: how many guests are we aiming at?
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:49:07 -0800 From: xelawafs@yahoo.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
Sorry I hadn't finished.
As I was saying I feel that we've been focusing on the company invites we had set out to the extent of being overwhelmed by the number of guys who might wish to attend the anniversary party. Just my thoughts, what do you guys think.
Abbas, the activities you've outlined for Mr. Ting to participate in are great. Plus I think he could be key towards forging a lasting partnership with the Ministry and various NGOs so we should definately organize for such meetups during his stay in Kenya.
Cheers! Alex!
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 10:30 AM PST Alexander Wafula wrote:
Hi Abbas,
In my previous post, I was actually inquring about inviting potential Wikimedia contributors to the anniversary party.
Mr. Ting's visit to Kenya as you said will generate lots of publicity hence we should expect alot of guys from various campuses and institutions to want to attend the anniversary party. I feel like we have been focusing on the
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 4:07 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Hi guys,
Mr. Ting Chen, the Chairman of Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees has agreed to come to Kenya. He is willing to plan a more expansive itinerary, rather than attend the launch only.
What came to my mind was to plan for him, say, a one-week itinerary. Since the launch is on Friday 14th Jan, he could probably come on Monday 10th January. The purpose of his week-long trip could be to create some Wiki excitement in Kenya.
- During his stay, we could schedule him to go round universities and institutions and giving out Wiki talks.
*We could also arrange a press conference or interviews with the press so as to raise the Wiki temperature in the general public as well.
*Thirdly, a meeting with the Ministry of Education. We could discuss ways in which we could partner in the future. Also, lunch/meetings with NGO's such as Safaricom & Ford Foundation to discuss ways in which they could offer us their support. I suppose when we meet these guys, we'll also get to remind them to attend the oncoming Friday launch.
These were my suggestions. Your thoughts and more suggetstions are certainly welcome.
--Abbas
Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@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.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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Speaking of forms, I recommend making an effort to get as many people as possible to give you permission to send them e-mail with Wikimedia announcements. It's early, sure, but it's an opportunity to get the attendees of the event to subscribe to any future announcements Wikimedians in Kenya may want to make.
Even before you set up a mailing list, you can capture basic information (name, affiliation [optional, of course], e-mail, phone [optional], comments) with an online form (e.g. using Google Docs' "Form" feature; see an example I used for the DevNations list (even before it existed) here -- https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dE1KYTFxeWtwWTdi... ).
Cheers,
Asaf
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 6:50 PM, dennis munene dennismunene@hotmail.comwrote:
Hi all, Just an idea, i was thinking that we could invite a representative of a school magazine to the anniversary party.
Alex, brilliant idea on filling forms online. We will have to come up with a way to advertise, posters maybe?
Abbas, as for jkuat[main campus], we go on our long holiday from mid december till late april. It's going to be a challenge getting an audience since 80%, if not more, of the school is at home.
From: abbasjnr@hotmail.com
To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:44:36 +0000
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
Cool idea;-)
i also see it at 100-150.
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 13:01:02 -0800 From: xelawafs@yahoo.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
After reserving space for company officials plus organizers - that's us
:) - the following are my suggestions for getting guys truly interested in Wikimedia's cause to attend:
- guys interested in attending could fill online forms giving a brief of
why they wish to attend. We could use eventsbrite for this or something similar.
- liase with campus IT clubs and lecturers as they can assist in
identifying guys to attend from their institutions.
- invite existing local Wikimedia contributors e.g. Kwc participants,
Swahili article authors e.t.c.
As for the number of guests, someone mentioned 50. Well I see it hitting
100 - 150, what do you guys think?
Alex!
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 11:07 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Your totally right, Alex. I've been focussing so much on corporates
because these people require invites sent way in advance. I had stated that we'll also invite students + teachers as well in an earlier email. I believe that after Mr. Ting gives talks @ Uni's, students could also be informed about the anniversary. The problem with randomly inviting a crowd of students poses a threat of gatecrushing -- which brings me to the question: how many guests are we aiming at?
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:49:07 -0800 From: xelawafs@yahoo.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
Sorry I hadn't finished.
As I was saying I feel that we've been focusing on the company invites
we had set out to the extent of being overwhelmed by the number of guys who might wish to attend the anniversary party. Just my thoughts, what do you guys think.
Abbas, the activities you've outlined for Mr. Ting to participate in
are great. Plus I think he could be key towards forging a lasting partnership with the Ministry and various NGOs so we should definately organize for such meetups during his stay in Kenya.
Cheers! Alex!
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 10:30 AM PST Alexander Wafula wrote:
Hi Abbas,
In my previous post, I was actually inquring about inviting potential
Wikimedia contributors to the anniversary party.
Mr. Ting's visit to Kenya as you said will generate lots of publicity
hence we should expect alot of guys from various campuses and institutions to want to attend the anniversary party. I feel like we have been focusing on the
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 4:07 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Hi guys,
Mr. Ting Chen, the Chairman of Wikimedia Foundation's Board of
Trustees has agreed to come to Kenya. He is willing to plan a more expansive itinerary, rather than attend the launch only.
What came to my mind was to plan for him, say, a one-week itinerary.
Since the launch is on Friday 14th Jan, he could probably come on Monday 10th January. The purpose of his week-long trip could be to create some Wiki excitement in Kenya.
- During his stay, we could schedule him to go round universities
and institutions and giving out Wiki talks.
*We could also arrange a press conference or interviews with the
press so as to raise the Wiki temperature in the general public as well.
*Thirdly, a meeting with the Ministry of Education. We could discuss
ways in which we could partner in the future. Also, lunch/meetings with NGO's such as Safaricom & Ford Foundation to discuss ways in which they could offer us their support. I suppose when we meet these guys, we'll also get to remind them to attend the oncoming Friday launch.
These were my suggestions. Your thoughts and more suggetstions are
certainly welcome.
--Abbas
Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@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.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
_______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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Thanks for that Asaf:-)
From: asaf.bartov@gmail.com Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:01:55 +0200 To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
Speaking of forms, I recommend making an effort to get as many people as possible to give you permission to send them e-mail with Wikimedia announcements. It's early, sure, but it's an opportunity to get the attendees of the event to subscribe to any future announcements Wikimedians in Kenya may want to make.
Even before you set up a mailing list, you can capture basic information (name, affiliation [optional, of course], e-mail, phone [optional], comments) with an online form (e.g. using Google Docs' "Form" feature; see an example I used for the DevNations list (even before it existed) here -- https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dE1KYTFxeWtwWTdi... ).
Cheers,
Asaf
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 6:50 PM, dennis munene dennismunene@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi all, Just an idea, i was thinking that we could invite a representative of a school magazine to the anniversary party.
Alex, brilliant idea on filling forms online. We will have to come up with a way to advertise, posters maybe?
Abbas, as for jkuat[main campus], we go on our long holiday from mid december till late april. It's going to be a challenge getting an audience since 80%, if not more, of the school is at home.
From: abbasjnr@hotmail.com
To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:44:36 +0000
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
Cool idea;-)
i also see it at 100-150.
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 13:01:02 -0800 From: xelawafs@yahoo.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
After reserving space for company officials plus organizers - that's us :) - the following are my suggestions for getting guys truly interested in Wikimedia's cause to attend:
guys interested in attending could fill online forms giving a brief of why they wish to attend. We could use eventsbrite for this or something similar.
liase with campus IT clubs and lecturers as they can assist in identifying guys to attend from their institutions.
invite existing local Wikimedia contributors e.g. Kwc participants, Swahili article authors e.t.c.
As for the number of guests, someone mentioned 50. Well I see it hitting 100 - 150, what do you guys think?
Alex!
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 11:07 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Your totally right, Alex. I've been focussing so much on corporates because these people require invites sent way in advance. I had stated that we'll also invite students + teachers as well in an earlier email. I believe that after Mr. Ting gives talks @ Uni's, students could also be informed about the anniversary. The problem with randomly inviting a crowd of students poses a threat of gatecrushing -- which brings me to the question: how many guests are we aiming at?
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:49:07 -0800 From: xelawafs@yahoo.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
Sorry I hadn't finished.
As I was saying I feel that we've been focusing on the company invites we had set out to the extent of being overwhelmed by the number of guys who might wish to attend the anniversary party. Just my thoughts, what do you guys think.
Abbas, the activities you've outlined for Mr. Ting to participate in are great. Plus I think he could be key towards forging a lasting partnership with the Ministry and various NGOs so we should definately organize for such meetups during his stay in Kenya.
Cheers! Alex!
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 10:30 AM PST Alexander Wafula wrote:
Hi Abbas,
In my previous post, I was actually inquring about inviting potential Wikimedia contributors to the anniversary party.
Mr. Ting's visit to Kenya as you said will generate lots of publicity hence we should expect alot of guys from various campuses and institutions to want to attend the anniversary party. I feel like we have been focusing on the
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 4:07 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Hi guys,
Mr. Ting Chen, the Chairman of Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees has agreed to come to Kenya. He is willing to plan a more expansive itinerary, rather than attend the launch only.
What came to my mind was to plan for him, say, a one-week itinerary. Since the launch is on Friday 14th Jan, he could probably come on Monday 10th January. The purpose of his week-long trip could be to create some Wiki excitement in Kenya.
- During his stay, we could schedule him to go round universities and institutions and giving out Wiki talks.
*We could also arrange a press conference or interviews with the press so as to raise the Wiki temperature in the general public as well.
*Thirdly, a meeting with the Ministry of Education. We could discuss ways in which we could partner in the future. Also, lunch/meetings with NGO's such as Safaricom & Ford Foundation to discuss ways in which they could offer us their support. I suppose when we meet these guys, we'll also get to remind them to attend the oncoming Friday launch.
These were my suggestions. Your thoughts and more suggetstions are certainly welcome.
--Abbas
Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@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.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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Guys,
Good progress, I have been off the boat for a little, had a little of an offline project. I am back on a marathon... there is not much time, lets get this done. Please feel free to delegate any dedicated tasks to me.
I will arrange for the Wikimedia rep to speak at one of the high profile business meetups in Nairobi too as part of the schedule.
David.
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.comwrote:
Thanks for that Asaf:-)
From: asaf.bartov@gmail.com Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:01:55 +0200
To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
Speaking of forms, I recommend making an effort to get as many people as possible to give you permission to send them e-mail with Wikimedia announcements. It's early, sure, but it's an opportunity to get the attendees of the event to subscribe to any future announcements Wikimedians in Kenya may want to make.
Even before you set up a mailing list, you can capture basic information (name, affiliation [optional, of course], e-mail, phone [optional], comments) with an online form (e.g. using Google Docs' "Form" feature; see an example I used for the DevNations list (even before it existed) here -- https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dE1KYTFxeWtwWTdi... ).
Cheers,
Asaf
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 6:50 PM, dennis munene dennismunene@hotmail.comwrote:
Hi all, Just an idea, i was thinking that we could invite a representative of a school magazine to the anniversary party.
Alex, brilliant idea on filling forms online. We will have to come up with a way to advertise, posters maybe?
Abbas, as for jkuat[main campus], we go on our long holiday from mid december till late april. It's going to be a challenge getting an audience since 80%, if not more, of the school is at home.
From: abbasjnr@hotmail.com
To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:44:36 +0000
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
Cool idea;-)
i also see it at 100-150.
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 13:01:02 -0800 From: xelawafs@yahoo.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
After reserving space for company officials plus organizers - that's us
:) - the following are my suggestions for getting guys truly interested in Wikimedia's cause to attend:
- guys interested in attending could fill online forms giving a brief of
why they wish to attend. We could use eventsbrite for this or something similar.
- liase with campus IT clubs and lecturers as they can assist in
identifying guys to attend from their institutions.
- invite existing local Wikimedia contributors e.g. Kwc participants,
Swahili article authors e.t.c.
As for the number of guests, someone mentioned 50. Well I see it hitting
100 - 150, what do you guys think?
Alex!
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 11:07 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Your totally right, Alex. I've been focussing so much on corporates
because these people require invites sent way in advance. I had stated that we'll also invite students + teachers as well in an earlier email. I believe that after Mr. Ting gives talks @ Uni's, students could also be informed about the anniversary. The problem with randomly inviting a crowd of students poses a threat of gatecrushing -- which brings me to the question: how many guests are we aiming at?
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:49:07 -0800 From: xelawafs@yahoo.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Latest Updates
Sorry I hadn't finished.
As I was saying I feel that we've been focusing on the company invites
we had set out to the extent of being overwhelmed by the number of guys who might wish to attend the anniversary party. Just my thoughts, what do you guys think.
Abbas, the activities you've outlined for Mr. Ting to participate in
are great. Plus I think he could be key towards forging a lasting partnership with the Ministry and various NGOs so we should definately organize for such meetups during his stay in Kenya.
Cheers! Alex!
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 10:30 AM PST Alexander Wafula wrote:
Hi Abbas,
In my previous post, I was actually inquring about inviting potential
Wikimedia contributors to the anniversary party.
Mr. Ting's visit to Kenya as you said will generate lots of publicity
hence we should expect alot of guys from various campuses and institutions to want to attend the anniversary party. I feel like we have been focusing on the
On Sun Nov 14th, 2010 4:07 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Hi guys,
Mr. Ting Chen, the Chairman of Wikimedia Foundation's Board of
Trustees has agreed to come to Kenya. He is willing to plan a more expansive itinerary, rather than attend the launch only.
What came to my mind was to plan for him, say, a one-week itinerary.
Since the launch is on Friday 14th Jan, he could probably come on Monday 10th January. The purpose of his week-long trip could be to create some Wiki excitement in Kenya.
- During his stay, we could schedule him to go round universities
and institutions and giving out Wiki talks.
*We could also arrange a press conference or interviews with the
press so as to raise the Wiki temperature in the general public as well.
*Thirdly, a meeting with the Ministry of Education. We could discuss
ways in which we could partner in the future. Also, lunch/meetings with NGO's such as Safaricom & Ford Foundation to discuss ways in which they could offer us their support. I suppose when we meet these guys, we'll also get to remind them to attend the oncoming Friday launch.
These were my suggestions. Your thoughts and more suggetstions are
certainly welcome.
--Abbas
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