Where do we stand with WikimediaUk getting charity status? This is something we need
to be trying to push for as we will get a lot more cooperation with companies if we can
get registered. They will be dubious about sponsoring us if we cant get it.
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:26:48 +0100From: gary.kirk(a)gmail.comTo:
wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.orgSubject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania Oxford 2010The
last time I spoke to Jim he told me his office probably considered the idea "a bit
too web 2.0", but he himself was interested.
2008/7/14 Tom Holden <thomas.holden(a)gmail.com>om>:
Both Buenos Aries and Alexandria got their conference venue for free, so that was, and
remains our target. If we can't then we're going to need fairly serious reductions
on accommodation to be competitive. (And even then it's going to be hard, Alexandria
got accommodation for $6 per person per night.) Or of course a major UK only sponsorship
deal. Gary Kirk had some success last year with Jim Knight (junior schools minister), so
I'm going to pursue that avenue myself unless Gary wants to volunteer to pick up old
contacts. I'll also pester my google UK contact to see if he can give me a slightly
better way in than he did last year. (Does anyone have any Amazon UK/Microsoft UK/Ebay
UK/etc contacts?)
Jonathan Zittrain is leaving the OII which marginally reduces our chance of getting
anything serious from Balliol/them on the accommodation front but we'll see, he has
promised to get some of his DPhil students onboard which should give us a voice on the
inside hopefully. Balliol's master is away on holiday for the next week or so, so it
will be a while before we hear anything on that front.
Tom
From: wikimediauk-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org
[mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of James HardySent: 14 July
2008 17:51To: wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania Oxford 2010
2008/7/14 Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com>om>:
2008/7/14 Tom Holden <thomas.holden(a)gmail.com>om>:
Second bit of news is that there's a 20% discount
if we book all of the> public rooms, so on a 6 hour per day basis he's quoting
£10569 (compared to> £2844 for just the main hall).
I honestly don't know if
that's a big number or a small number, doesanyone have anything to compare it to?
Either way, it's good to have anumber!
Not sure either. Last year an organiser for the previous year's wikimania offered to
allow access to their budget[1]. I think it would be useful to look at that and see what
sort of figures we are likely to be looking with regards to the various expenditures we
would face in putting on such an event.I would further suggest that having the event run
directly or indirectly by a charity would be a big advantage as I believe that having
charitable status would mean sponsorship from corporations could have some form of tax
relief for them as they would count as charitable donations. That is of course only if
such conferences are included in the approved charitable aims of wikimedia uk, (I
haven't checked the charter etc so am not sure if this is the case). If not then wmuk
funds could not be spent on this, and donations would have to be made directly to whatever
entity was organising the event.[1]
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-September/032997.htm…
UK mailing
listwikimediauk-l@wikimedia.orghttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UKhttp://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l--
Gary Kirk
_________________________________________________________________
100’s of Nikon cameras to be won with Live Search
http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/101719808/direct/01/