Dear Wikimedians in South Africa

As some of you know, I have been talking to Colin Cullis at Primedia about Primedia¹s stations and media houses holding a special focus day ­ the Wikipedia Word-a-thon on the 19th September ­ where staff, and potentially listeners, contribute to Wikipedia en-mass.

Many of the staff are nervous of starting and not sure how to go about it. We are looking for Wikipedians to assist on the day ­ the 19th at the Primedia offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and one person in Johannesburg to walk through a pre-training nerves-settling session sometime next week.

Please email me if you can do the pre-event training day next week in Johannesburg, and are keen to be involved in either events on the day in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Warmest Isla

WikiAfrica Isla Haddow-Flood Project Manager: Africa tel: +27 21 418 3336 skype: islahaddow twitter: @wikiafrica www.africacentre.net/wikiafrica get started: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiAfrica