[Advocacy Advisors] FKAGEU at Wikimania?

Fri Mar 28 15:47:57 UTC 2014

Hi Dimi,

That's great, thank you for your speedy response! I will put something
together outlining the work that I have done (actually, Emily is working on
a draft presentation that I can use for things like this - en even better
example of the value of volunteers). I will also see if she's interested in
co-presenting. It may well be that I come back to you all closer to
Wikimania and ask for some other examples but beyond that, I have it in
hand for now.

With thanks and regards,

Stevie

PS I hope you have a great weekend too!

On 28 March 2014 15:37, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov <
dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Stevie,
>
> as far as I am concerned I love your example and actually have a few cases
> like this myself. Advocacy as yet another way to contribute to Wikimedia
> and help with our mission/vision. I'd be happy to support the submission in
> any way, just don't want to be the lead, as I feel like I'll have enough on
> my plate with the current two and actually love team-work :)
>
> Cheers and try to enjoy the weekend!
> Dimi
>
>
> 2014-03-28 16:01 GMT+01:00 Stevie Benton <stevie.benton at wikimedia.org.uk>:
>
> Hi Dimi,
>>
>> Thanks for your email. I'm sorry it's taken a while for me to respond,
>> I've been away from the internet.
>>
>> I would be happy to take a lead on this if we think a session is
>> worthwhile. Given that the deadline for submissions is Monday, I sense that
>> any kind of submission made now would be a pretty much a statement of
>> intent / placeholder. If people are happy to help refine any session (if
>> the proposal is accepted) I'm prepared to put in a submission.
>>
>> I think one area that might be worth covering is the potential of the
>> advocacy work to recruit volunteers who aren't involved in the Wikimedia
>> world. For example, in the advocacy I've been doing with UK MEPs I've been
>> very fortunate to have the support of a volunteer called Emily Sorensen.
>> She, as far as I know, hasn't edited Wikipedia but wanted to learn more
>> about this kind of work. She helped to collect contact details, find
>> concrete examples of how change would benefit the projects (and others) and
>> did a lot of the admin-type work that I just didn't have time for. My
>> thinking is that there are lots of people who support and love Wikipedia
>> but don't edit (and I was one of them before accepting this role!). That's
>> a lot of untapped potential help - there's many ways to support Wikimedia
>> projects that don't involve editing.
>>
>> Could be a useful case study, and I'd love to hear from others who have
>> had similar experiences.
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>>
>> Stevie
>>
>>
>> On 24 March 2014 17:43, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov <
>> dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Stevie,
>>>
>>> as far as talks are currently concerned, I've prepared two submissions.
>>> One is a presentation of what has happened on EU level in the past 12
>>> months since Hong Kong [1] and the other a panel discussion about advocacy
>>> and Wikimedia.[2]
>>>
>>> I like the idea of having a thirnd session focusing clearly on the
>>> FKAGEU. This way we can have the presentation focusing on the legislative
>>> aspecsts on the EU level, while the new session will cover the
>>> organisational side. The panel discussion can then be more general/global
>>> discussion on advocacy.
>>>
>>> If we're going for the third session, though, I'd like to find someone
>>> else who is willing to take the lead. The reason is that it should be
>>> focused on participation and we should let participating chapters/members
>>> share their experiences. I feel like I am too deep into it already to be
>>> able to do just that.
>>>
>>> I am, of course, open to other ideas for splitting the topic. I do
>>> believe we have enough things to discuss and having three sessions would
>>> allow us to be more targeted and effective.
>>>
>>> Dimi
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Liquid_Lobbying_-_How_could_Wikimedia_change_EU_copyright%3F
>>> [2]
>>> https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Liquid_Lobbying_-_How_should_Wikimedia_advocate_for_free_knowledge%3F
>>>
>>>
>>> 2014-03-24 18:04 GMT+01:00 Stevie Benton <stevie.benton at wikimedia.org.uk
>>> >:
>>>
>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>
>>>> I hope you're well.
>>>>
>>>> I'm in the process of writing a couple of submissions for Wikimania
>>>> 2014  (we're all looking forward to welcoming you to London by the way!).
>>>>
>>>> I wondered if anyone would be interested in joining together to speak
>>>> about the Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU? Wouldn't need to be a lengthy
>>>> talk, just perhaps 15 minutes with some Q&A, and to offer more volunteers
>>>> the opportunity to get involved.
>>>>
>>>> Interested? The closing date for submissions is 31 March. I'll make a
>>>> start and circulate the link shortly.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks and regards,
>>>>
>>>> Stevie
>>>>
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@StevieBenton

Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513.
Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street,
London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a
global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the
Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).

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