We've been invited to a conference in Birmingham this Thursday and are urgently seeking anyone who may be able to go along and is able to speak on Wikimedia's perspective.
The conference is called "Digital Treasures" and is being organised by the museum sector. It's a very important event for us as we're currently developing our links with the museum sector through Britain Loves Wikipedia, the GLAM-WIKI conference and various content release discussions so we need someone who will be able to represent Wikimedia.
It's next Thursday 26th November - the conference is from 10am to 5:30pm and our session is 1:30 - 2:30 pm. Travel costs will of course be paid by the chapter.
Not exactly Italy I know! ;) Please let me know if you're able to help or if not or need any more information, or if you have any ideas for who else could do it.
Cheers
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From: "Michael Peel" <michael.peel(a)wikimedia.org.uk>
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Subject: [WMUK Board] Fwd: 'Our Hidden Treasures' conference 26th November in West Midlands
See below. Sounds like a very good opportunity to talk about what
Wikipedia can do to help archives. Is anyone able to go? (I'll go if
no-one else can, but I should really be focusing on my thesis...)
Mike
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> Date: 6 November 2009 13:45:39 GMT
> To: "Michael Peel" <michael.peel(a)wikimedia.org.uk>
> Subject: 'Our Hidden Treasures' conference 26th November in West
> Midlands
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> I just wanted to let you know about a conference on digitising
> archives and using their content on the net that is happening later
> this month. I have spoken to the conference organisers and they are
> very keen for someone from Wikipedia to come along and possibly
> even sit on a panel discussion about financing models and
> repurposing content. Other speakers at the conference include Tony
> Ageh, Ed Vaizey and someone from Microsoft. Let me know if you’re
> interested and I’ll put you in touch with the conference organisers.
>
> Cheers,
> Katie