[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Education] WMCH resolution about providing a web conferencing system for the Wikimedia Movement

[Dimce Grozdanoski]

I strongly support this.

Best regards,
Dimce Grozdanoski
Wikimedia Macedonia

On 22.02.2013 10:46, Charles Andrès wrote:
> Dear member of the Wikimedia Movement,
>
> During our last Wikimedia CH board meeting, we resolved to set up a 
> web conferencing solution.
>
> After reviewing our needs, we decided that the most effective solution 
> would be that of setting up a dedicated server for that purpose.
>
> From a chapter level point of view, it could appear like an expensive 
> investment, but put in the context of the Wikimedia movement, this 
> investment (not such a large one, in fact) could be made profitable 
> quite easily.
>
> We plan to give access to these tools at first to all the chapters and 
> affiliated group, as then as well for thematic groups.
>
> Deployment is planned for the next Wikimedia Conference in Milan.
>
> In the meantime, people interested in getting access to the tools can 
> contact us by email at support at wikimedia.ch 
> <mailto:support at wikimedia.ch>, with a simple description of the 
> project, an estimation of the number of people interested and the 
> frequency of usage.
>
> For further information on the chosen solution, you can check the Big 
> Blue Button website. http://www.bigbluebutton.org/
>
> For the Wikimedia CH board
>
> Charles
>
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