@Douglas, actually the trees are all different the first two were Baobabs, the third was an Olive tree, the fourth was an Iroko tree and the proposal for Uganda is the King Acacia tree! :)
Dumisani Ndubane
Monitoring & Evaluation Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/
On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 11:27 AM Douglas Ssebaggala erunayo@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Geoffrey for the logo, Version 1 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiIndaba_2020_Logo_v1.png looks good!!, and thanks for forwarding the Wiki Indaba Planning Pack.
Dear all, am happy to get involved in the soft planning for Wiki Indaba 2020 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2020, and looking forward to the full take off, and successful completion. Please use my personal email erunayo@gmail.com for future correspondence.
*A minor comment*: I notice a trend for the stem of the Baobab tree shrinking with some of the logo designs for Wiki Indaba every year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Indaba, hope by 2030, it won't have shrunk to a stick :)
Regards,
*Wikimedian in Uganda https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Uganda* *Ssebaggala Douglas | **Skype: douglo.m |** Twitter**:* @douglaseru https://twitter.com/douglaseru | *Mob - Uganda: +256 772 422524*
On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 9:12 AM Erina Mukuta erinamukuta@gmail.com wrote:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiIndaba_2020_Logo_v1.png
i prefer the above
On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 2:40 PM Geoffrey Kateregga kateregga1@gmail.com wrote:
Hello everyone,
Here are the logo designs for WikiIndaba 2020 Uganda for review. Version 1: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiIndaba_2020_Logo_v1.png Version 2: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiIndaba_2020_Logo_v2.png
Which of the two versions do you prefer?
On Sat, Dec 7, 2019 at 8:03 PM Dumisani Ndubane dndubane@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello Erina, Geoffrey and Douglas
I am delighted at your responses. Herewith some answers/suggestions to your questions:
*1. for committees that have to be constituted, do we have to make a
call for people . Especially if they have people not in uganda. *
Yes, its good practice . to make a call for volunteers to join the committees.
*2. in regards to sponsors ... are we looking at particular kind of
specifications i.e non commercial ..really what am saying is what sponsor shouldnt we look at.*
There is no clear bright line with regards to this as far as I know. The convention is that we avoid approaching government institutions who may want more than we can give as a movement in exchange.
*3. In terms of event coordination..... is it possible to work with an
event coordination company towards the last days i.e airport pickups drop offs.... service *
Yes, it is possible to do this. Chen can say more about this. Requirements are different in different countries and organizations. Generally air travel, transfer and hotel accommodation are the big items in your budget. I encourage you to look at all past reports https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Indaba/Grant-Watch to see how this was handled in the past.
*4. How and when do we decide the date for the event in November? We
have discussed internally and we think 6th to 8th November would good for us.*
You are at liberty to decide the final date in November. I believe the only window we have actually is the first two weeks of November as Wiki Arabia and Wikidata Con usually tend to be around this time of the year too.
*5. Will there be planning meetings between the host, WISCom, and
Wikimedia Foundation staff, if yes how frequent will the meetings be, and when do they start?*
Yes, WISCom is anxious to provide support for the host country and would appreciate regular check-ins with you. I would suggest setting up a bi-monthly call with WISCom. Once you are ready to submit a grant, you are free to be in touch with WMF as often as required by your own planning needs.
I am super excited that you chose the African Acacia tree! When deciding branding for the first Indaba it came down to the Baobab and the African Acacia. Very good choice, and I am looking forward to the symbolism you attach to this tree in relation to the conference. In fact, I encourage you to write a blog post on Wikimedia Space about this when you launch the branding!
Yours sincerely
Dumisani Ndubane
Monitoring & Evaluation Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/
On Sat, Dec 7, 2019 at 5:49 PM Geoffrey Kateregga kateregga1@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all,
Thank you Dumisani for sharing the WikiIndaba planning park, it answers most of the questions we had as the hosts. In addition to the raised by Erina above, I also have a few more
- How and when do we decide the date for the event in November? We
have discussed internally and we think 6th to 8th November would good for us.
- Will there be planning meetings between the host, WISCom, and
Wikimedia Foundation staff, if yes how frequent will the meetings be, and when do they start?
We have created the first draft of the landing page here https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2020 For event branding, we would like to use Acacia Tree and are working on the logo design.
Kind regards, Geoffrey
On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 8:09 PM Erina Mukuta erinamukuta@gmail.com wrote:
Dear All, Thank you for reaching out to us with such great support . We will definitely need to have a call with the nigerian team , chen and someone from wiscom just to know if we are on the same page about certain things.
- for committees that have to be constituted, do we have to make a
call for people . Especially if they have people not in uganda. 2. in regards to sponsors ... are we looking at particular kind of specifications i.e non commercial ..really what am saying is what sponsor shouldnt we look at. 3. In terms of event coordination..... is it possible to work with an event coordination company towards the last days i.e airport pickups drop offs.... service
Chen are you available for a call on friday .
Kind regards Erina
On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 4:21 AM Chen Almog calmog@wikimedia.org wrote:
> Hi all, > > I'll be happy to support you during the proposal of writing the > grant proposal if needed. > I'll be off for most of December, but don't hesitate to contact me > if you would like to meet after December to discuss key elements to the > proposal. I want to also suggest having a meeting with the Nigerien user > group organizing team to share experiences and learnings. > > Looking forward for us working together! > > Chen > > On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 7:43 PM Dumisani Ndubane < > dndubane@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> Good day Erina, Geoffrey, and Douglas >> >> Congratulations again on a successful bid to host the 5th edition >> of Wiki Indaba in 2020. >> >> I would like to share a planning guide that was developed by WISCom >> members to assist answer important questions as you prepare to host this >> event. The guide includes recommended milestones and a timeline to follow. >> As this document gets updated, I will be sure to send you the latest pack >> promptly. >> >> First things first, it would really be useful to start a page on >> meta for this event, where you can add basic information about host city >> and Local organizing team bios. >> >> Chen Almong is the events grant officer to get in contact with as >> you are getting ready to send your grant application. >> >> Woubzena and I continue to support WISCom and are at your disposal >> at any point should you need our assistance. >> >> Looking forward to hearing from you and to a successful event in >> Uganda! >> >> Best regards >> >> PS: Douglas what is your personal email? >> >> Dumisani Ndubane >> >> Monitoring & Evaluation Strategist >> >> Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/ >> >> > > -- > > Chen Almog (she/her) > > Conference Grants Program Officer > > Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/ > >
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