[Foundation-l] Wikimania 2006 : general meeting & getting involved

[Jean-Baptiste Soufron]

I completely support your point of view. Especially when I think that we 
will take decision that will engage the legal liability of the Foundation.

It is necessary to play by the rules !

daniwo59 at aol.com wrote:
> Some points here:
> 
> Before answering what might be duplicated or wasted, let me ask:
> 1. Do you have a list of what tasks need to be done?
> 2. Since some of these tasks involve representing the foundation to 
> potential donors and making snap decisions regarding funding, do you 
> know who is authorized to make these decisions?
> 3. Have said people come aboard on this?
> 4. Are there any tasks which require professional assistance, and do we 
> have any professionals within the community who are willing to assume 
> these responsibilities?
> 5. What channels of communication are there to avoid contradictory 
> messages to potential sponsors, supporters, suppliers, etc. -- for 
> instance, if I am in the process of negotiating a price of $500 for 
> food, and someone else had already told them we will pay $700, my 
> position is weakened considerably.
> 6. Who are the on-the-ground people who will be conducting these 
> negotiations? What are their relations to the community? Have they 
> attended the previous Wikimania or other, similar events?
> 7. Why are we changing the name? How does that help in our effort to 
> brand our product?
> 8. Who is qualified to allow the use of our logo without it becoming a 
> trademark violation? Allowing people to use it freely is a surefire way 
> to lose our rights to it.
> 9. WHO IS KEEPING RECORDS OF ALL COSTS, RECEIPTS, ETC. HOW WILL THEY BE 
> KEPT? (intentionally caps)
> 
> Wikimania is an event that will cost tens of thousands of dollars. It is 
> very easy to blow that kind of money without even noticing it. Certain 
> key decisions will have to be made in a top-down manner, considering the 
> financial, legal, and other implications of the decision.
> 
> Danny
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SJ <2.718281828 at gmail.com>
> To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l at wikimedia.org>
> Sent: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:00:57 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Wikimania 2006 : general meeting & getting 
> involved
> 
>  Which tasks and efforts might be duplicated or wasted?  The purpose of
> a meeting is to encourage discussion, so that people interested in
> Wikimania can throw out ideas or volunteer to help organize the event.
> I don't see how anyone can know who would be coordinating the event,
> or what it would involve, before these conversations have started.
> 
> Right now the larger problem seems to be the lack of public discussion
> about Wikimania, replicated or otherwise.  July seems like a long way
> away, but it isn't truly that far off.
> 
> --SJ
> 
> 
> On 10/27/05, daniwo59 at aol.com <daniwo59 at aol.com> wrote:
>> These are all very valid points. However, before we have a meeting, it
>> would seem rather sensible for the board to decide who the organizing
>> committee is. In that way, tasks will not be replicated, and efforts
>> will not be wasted. Do we know who the coordinators for this event 
> are?
>>
>> Danny
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SJ <2.718281828 at gmail.com>
>> To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l at wikimedia.org>;
>> Wikimedia Translators <translators-l at wikimedia.org>
>> Sent: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 08:11:38 -0400
>> Subject: [Foundation-l] Wikimania 2006 : general meeting & getting
>> involved
>>
>>   Dear all,
>>
>> Wikimania this past August was a joyous and wonderful event.  It was
>> remarkable above all for the geographic diversity of its attendees.
>>
>> Help make the next Wikimania just as wonderful, and even more
>> international and multilingual.  Please translate this message and
>> pass it on to your respective mailing lists and wikis.
>>
>> How to get involved :
>> 1. Come to an IRC meeting next week.  We will be discussing conference
>> dates, among other things.  Note what times you can make it, or add to
>> the agenda, here:
>>     http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2006:Planning#Meetings
>>
>> 2. Volunteer your time, language skills, and enthusiasm:
>>     
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2006:Planning#Volunteering
>>
>> 3.  Sign up for yet another mailing list (wikimania-l).  It is
>> currently low-traffic and primarily English-language; two things you
>> can help change.
>>     http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
>>
>> 4. Plan carpools or offer crash space for the event.  (harder to do
>> before the date is fixed, of course)
>>     http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2006:Venue#Attendees
>>
>>
>> Organizing Wikimania is at once demanding and rewarding; and a chance
>> to learn about the inner workings of a large conference.  Please join
>> us on IRC, or on the wiki, to find out more.
>>
>> ++SJ
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