<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail-m_9096600801414671593gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-563c94bf-8f40-fea0-ba82-95f9272fefbd"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello Fellow Wikipedians/Wikimedians,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We wish to your notice that the upcoming conference “Wiki Indaba 2016” will likely hold in January 2017. The WMF is requesting this change of date to allow them work closely to build a suitable program for the conference. We have been asked to require all prospective participants meet some conditions in order to be afforded the opportunity to attend. Also to be eligible for funding the WMF wishes to see as much endorsements as possible from the African Community </span><a href="https://goo.gl/Ej9CEb" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">via this link</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - <a href="https://goo.gl/Ej9CEb">https://goo.gl/Ej9CEb</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Below are some issue and concerns  that were raised;</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:47px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To be eligible for a travel scholarship, groups must fill out the </span><a href="https://goo.gl/5pvHo4" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">questions and needs page</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;color:rgb(68,68,68);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://goo.gl/5pvHo4">https://goo.gl/5pvHo4</a></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:47px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The program will focus on a limited number of topics identified from the questions and needs page, and will include several substantive capacity building workshops.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:47px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">People who receive scholarships must agree to either host a training when they return to their home community to share something they learned at the conference, or take responsibility for following up one action item from a conference session.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:47px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:1pt;text-align:justify"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The conference should be delayed until at least January 2017 to ensure that communities have time to discuss their needs and prepare effective workshops and programs.</span></p></li></ol><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We ask that all prospective partcipants (members of potential communities, community leaders, project leaders and active editors) review the above criteria and leave a comment on the </span><a href="https://goo.gl/Ej9CEb" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">endorsement page</span></a><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - </span><a href="https://goo.gl/Ej9CEb" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://goo.gl/Ej9CEb</span></a><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> if you agree to participate in the conference planning and post-event follow up that has been proposed.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:1pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please if you have any concerns and do not hesitate to contact me or the team via </span><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:wikiindabateam@googlegroups.com">wikiindabateam@googlegroups.com</a>.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:1pt;text-align:justify">We thank you for your cooperation.</p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:1pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Raphael on behalf of the Wiki Indaba 2016 Team</span></p></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><u><br></u></div><div dir="ltr"><u>Raphael Berchie</u><div>Co Founder Open Foundation, West Africa, <a href="http://www.wikiloveswomen.org/about-the-project/who/" target="_blank">Wikipedian-in-Residence (Wiki Loves Women)  </a><span style="color:rgb(103,78,167)"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana" target="_blank">Wikimedian</a><span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,255)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,255)"><span></span></span></span>,</span><span style="color:rgb(0,255,0)">Open Advocate</span>, <span style="color:rgb(153,0,255)">Climate Change Activist,</span><a href="http://rberchie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">Blogger</span></a><br></div><div>P.O Box CT 10469</div><div>Cantoments Accra</div><div>Ghana<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span></span></span></div><div>+233243882047</div><div>Twitter<a href="https://twitter.com/berchie4gh" target="_blank">@bechie4gh</a></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/berchie" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div><div><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-berchie-32705822?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile" target="_blank">Linkedin</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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