Wikimediauk-l August 2007

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2008 Official Bid - call to arms
by Gordon Joly 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

At 13:41 +0100 31/8/07, Gary Kirk wrote: >I had a look about funding and perhaps people could take a look at >lotteryfunding.org.uk and awardsforall.org.uk And by coincidence I am writing a proposal to "Awards for All" for a small local history group this afternoon.... :-) Gordon -- "Think Feynman"///////// http://pobox.com/~gordo/ gordon.joly(a)pobox.com///

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Wikimania 2008 London bid - what can I do?
by Gary Kirk 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

On 8/31/07, Gary Kirk <gary.kirk(a)gmail.com> wrote: > We need some coordination here, and if possible someone from Wikimedia > UK to chip in. If you would like to help, take a look at what I posted > previously, and start contacting people and companies if you can. We > need updated details of accomodation, air and other transport fares to > be put on the bid page on meta - look at the blanket template. If you > notice, it is mostly empty. > The companies listed under 2007 would be a start. Also say Virgin? > > -- > Gary Kirk > -- Gary Kirk

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2008 Official Bid - call to arms
by Gary Kirk 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

UCL are very keen and I have someone who is willing to act as a go-between between us and them, so to speak. He's too busy to be actually organising anything himself but he can help us. His concern was that as soon as we had something more concrete and a "tighter bid" he would be able to help us more by knowing who to contact and so on. He also felt a big issue was accomodation, I said that people can organise that themselves and stay in their accomodation, and he said he would look in to that and to keep him posted. Kinds regards Gary On 22/08/2007, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > > I have just had a quick look at this (seems similar to previous years):- > > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2008/Official_requirements_for_bid… > > Any dates in mind yet? > > Any events in London that would clash? Or complement? > > Gordo > > -- > "Think Feynman"///////// > http://pobox.com/~gordo/ > gordon.joly(a)pobox.com/// > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > -- Gary Kirk

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2008 London - venues
by Gary Kirk 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

Until September 23rd. UCL are keen, we (I? :P) am keen, so I hope so, yes. On 29/08/2007, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > Is there time to make this a sensible and realistic bid? > > Gordo > > -- > "Think Feynman"///////// > http://pobox.com/~gordo/ > gordon.joly(a)pobox.com/// > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > -- Gary Kirk

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2008 London - venues
by Majorly 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

On 29/08/2007, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > Is there time to make this a sensible and realistic bid? > > Gordo > > -- > "Think Feynman"///////// > http://pobox.com/~gordo/ > gordon.joly(a)pobox.com/// > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > Looking at Atlanta and Toronto... no :( -- Alex (Majorly)

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2008 London - venues
by Gary Kirk 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

The bid page on meta was moved from the unofficial to an official bid in the format the others use (Wikimania 2008/Bids/XX) but this was reverted by Aphaia ("revert; unless you are the bidding team, you are better to leave it: only official bids should be there") - what is "the bidding team"? Do people have to commit to something, is it Wikimedia UK? Needs sorting urgently else we can't enter - deadline *tomorrow* people, as in, under 24 hours... I received a reply from a professor at UCL who Sam organised it with last year and they are "keen". I'll continue contact with him. On 29/08/2007, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > Queen mary and Westfield is > >in the east end. Slightly rough area. I'd say we should probably go > >with UCL unless they say no. > > > >Theresa > > > Note that Queen Mary College is 3 km or so from the site of the > London Olympics 2012. > > Gordo > > -- > "Think Feynman"///////// > http://pobox.com/~gordo/ > gordon.joly(a)pobox.com/// > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > -- Gary Kirk

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2008 London - venues
by Gordon Joly 28 Aug '07

28 Aug '07

> Queen mary and Westfield is >in the east end. Slightly rough area. I'd say we should probably go >with UCL unless they say no. > >Theresa Note that Queen Mary College is 3 km or so from the site of the London Olympics 2012. Gordo -- "Think Feynman"///////// http://pobox.com/~gordo/ gordon.joly(a)pobox.com///

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Wikimania 2008 London - venues
by Gary Kirk 28 Aug '07

28 Aug '07

Purely because "that's what we did last year", I concentrated on looking at UCL and contacting them. UCL is, however, not the only campus university in London [1]. I was thinking, is it too lateto start looking about at others? Can we keep our options open even after our bid is"official" from Thursday? For anyone who has had trouble finding the London bid page to update it - ahem - it's here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2008/London Kind regards, -- Gary Kirk [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_universities_in_London&ol…

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2008 London - venues
by Cormac Lawler 28 Aug '07

28 Aug '07

On 8/28/07, spk30(a)cam.ac.uk <spk30(a)cam.ac.uk> wrote: > Sorry, I should have added: is there any chance you could give me a > synopsis of how far the WM08 bid has progressed, who's involved so > far, and in what capacity? It's just that I might not have much > internet access outside work for the next day or two - so researching > these questions on meta won't be easy - but I can check emails on my > phone (as I'm doing now!). > > Cheers, > > Sam Thanks very much Sam - the London WM08 bid page is currently at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2008/London (this was snipped from the mail I replied to :-)). Cheers, Cormac

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2008 Official Bid - call to,arms
by Arkady Rose 25 Aug '07

25 Aug '07

Gary Kirk (gary.kirk(a)gmail.com) wrote: >Ah-ha. Good thing I emailed her earlier then :) Alison's away for the weekend though and won't be back until Tuesday, I believe, so it may be a little while before she replies. -a

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