Strategic Planning office hours tomorrow - Tuesdays from 20:00-21:00
UTC, which is: 1-2pm PDT, 4-5pm EDT.
This is one of those rare and fun occasions when Eugene and Philippe
are co-located, so maybe we'll even turn on the skype camera or
something.... no promises, I'm not even sure if Skype works in the new
office yet. :-)
We meet in #wikimedia-strategy on the freenode network. You can
access the chat by going to https://webchat.freenode.net/ and filling
in a username and the channel name (#wikimedia-strategy). You may be
prompted to click through a security warning. It's fine. Another
option is http://chat.wikizine.org.
For more information about IRC clients, go to the Wikipedia entry on
IRC or the Meta page on Wikimedia IRC.
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Wikimedia Foundation
philippe(a)wikimedia.org
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Just a reminder that it's time for strategic planning office hours
again....
Today's office hours are 20:00-21:00 UTC, which is: Tuesday, 1-2pm
PDT, Tuesday, 4-5pm EDT.
You can access the chat by going to https://webchat.freenode.net/ and
filling in a username and the channel name (#wikimedia-strategy). You
may be prompted to click through a security warning. It's fine.
Another option is http://chat.wikizine.org.
Reminder: Strategic Planning office hours will happen at:
04:00-05:00 UTC, Wednesday, October 7.
That is:
Tuesday (6 Oct), 9-10pm PDT
Wednesday, 12am-1am EDT
We'll meet in the channel #wikimedia-strategy on IRC. More details
are available at http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_Office_Hours
We will provide some overview into the next phase of the strategic
planning process, as well as some ideas on how to have a local
discussion about strategic planning.
Join us!
To find the time in your local time zone, go to: http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=10&day=07&year=2009&…
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Philippe Beaudette
Facilitator, Strategic Planning
Wikimedia Foundation
philippe(a)wikimedia.org
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the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate
On Sep 28, 2009, at 10:56 AM, Philippe Beaudette wrote:
> IRC office hours for the strategy project are upon us again.... Our
> next office hours will be: 20:00-21:00 UTC, Tuesday 29 September.
> Local timezones can be checked at http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=9&day=29&year=2009&h…
>
> Office hours are on IRC (#wikimedia-strategy at freenode)
>
>
> You can access the chat by going to https://webchat.freenode.net/ and
> filling in a username and the channel name (#wikimedia-strategy). You
> may be prompted to click through a security warning. It's fine.
> Another option is http://chat.wikizine.org.
>
IRC office hours for the strategy plan will be held as usual.... next
office hours will be: 04:00-05:00 UTC, Wednesday 23 September
Local timezones can be checked at http://tiny.cc/kReRZ
It's a big week - the launch of the call for participation will happen
today.
Our office hours are in #wikimedia-strategy.
You can access the chat by going to https://webchat.freenode.net/ and
filling in a username and the channel name (#wikimedia-strategy). You
may be prompted to click through a security warning. It's fine.
____________________
Philippe Beaudette
Facilitator, Strategic Planning
Wikimedia Foundation
philippe(a)wikimedia.org
Imagine a world in which every human being can freely share in
the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate
IRC office hours for the strategy project are upon us again.... Our
next office hours will be: 20:00-21:00 UTC, Tuesday 15 September.
Local timezones can be checked at http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=9&day=15&year=20…
Office hours are on IRC (#wikimedia-strategy at freenode)
You can access the chat by going to https://webchat.freenode.net/ and
filling in a username and the channel name (#wikimedia-strategy). You
may be prompted to click through a security warning. It's fine.
Another option is http://chat.wikizine.org.
This seems like an amazing chance for WikiProjects in almost any area.
(especially incubator projects ;)
You need to describe how your work supports open education, set a
project with milestones and metrics for success, and submit a grant
request:
http://blogs.talis.com/education/incubator/guidelines/
We do many of the things they ask for - licensing, educational focus,
making things visible and findable online - reflexively. It would be
great to see them get a whole specturm of wikimedia proposals. [if
you /do/ submit one, consider posting a version of it on strategy.wikimedia.org
as well. ]
SJ
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Brianna Laugher <brianna.laugher(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Subject: [Internal-l] Talis Incubator for Open Education funding available
To: "Local Chapters, board and officers coordination (closed
subscription)" <internal-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, chapters(a)wikimedia.ch
Via the Creative Commons blog - http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/17005
Talis Incubator for Open Education
For the latest news follow us on twitter: @talisincubator
Talis understands the growing importance of the Open Education
movement and its potential impact on how education is accessed,
assessed and certified.
Aimed at individuals or small groups, the Talis Incubator for Open
Education provides angel funding and other forms of assistance for
ideas and projects that have the potential to further the cause of
Open Education through the use of technology. All we ask in return is
that you donate or ‘open source’ the intellectual property generated
back to the communities that could benefit most from your work.
The brief
1. Write a proposal outlining your Open Education related project
or idea, making a bid for funding of between £1,000 and £15,000.
2. After reviewing and making sure your proposal meets the
guidelines, submit it to incubator(a)talis.com.
3. A proposal review board made up of independent thought leaders
and Talis representatives decide which projects get funding.
4. For successful bids, Talis awards you the funds and organises
any other help you have asked for.
5. Complete the project according to the schedule outlined in your proposal.
6. Talis helps you to make sure your work is disseminated amongst
the community.
from http://blogs.talis.com/education/incubator/
they also note "We also welcome applications from outside the UK,
however we regret that we can only consider and award amounts in GBP
(£), so if you are from outside the UK please account for exchange
rate fluctuation, and make sure you can receive funds paid in GBP."
Looks a bit interesting!
cheers
Brianna
--
They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment:
http://modernthings.org/
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Strategic Planning office hours happen tomorrow - Tuesday - at
Tuesdays from 20:00-21:00 UTC, which is: 1-2pm PDT; 4-5pm EDT.
We're going to try having this conversation in #wikimedia-strategy
instead of taking over #wikimedia.
Hope to see you there!
____________________
Philippe Beaudette
Facilitator, Strategic Planning
Wikimedia Foundation
pbeaudette(a)wikimedia.org
Imagine a world in which every human being can freely share in
the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
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The Wikimedia Foundation has begun a year long phase of strategic
planning. During this time of planning, members of the community have
the opportunity to propose ideas, ask questions, and help to chart the
future of the Foundation. In order to create as centralized an area
as possible for these discussions, the strategy wiki (http://strategy.wikimedia.org
) has been launched. This wiki will provide an overview of the
strategic planning process and ways to get involved, including just a
few questions that everyone can answer. All ideas are welcome, and
'''everyone''' is invited to participate.
Please take a few moments to check out the strategy wiki. It is being
translated into as many languages as possible now; feel free to leave
your messages in your native language and we will have them
translated (but, in case of any doubt, let us know what language it
is, if not english!).
All proposals (see http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Call_for_Proposals)
for the Wikimedia Foundation may be left in any language as well.
Please, take the time to join in this exciting process. The
importance of your participation can not be overstated.
[http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Philippe --Philippe]
(please cross-post widely and forgive those who do)
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Neutral_point_of_view_on_Wikiquote
This is the policy on it.wikiquote; many Wikiquotes do not have a real
NPOV policy, but a simple import from Wikipedia. We found this policy
very useful to decide on difficult articles and train newbies, in some
months of application. In fact, that is the result of several years of
experience on Wikiquote. I think that it will be useful for you, too.
Nemo