Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) User Group support the idea of Indaba this year. So we agree with Ghana.
Thank you Felix to start the discussion. 2016-04-03 12:50 GMT+00:00 Raphael Berchie <[email protected]>: > Hi all I think I bet to differ with Rex on his four year period I > personally think that will be quite a long time.I however wish to state > that team Ghana is ready to host the next Indaba later this year if we have > the support from other countries.I believe it is a clarion call because if > Indaba is not hosted this year we may have to wait until 2018.I hope we > will have the needed support from other teams in our bid to host it. > > Warmest regards > > May I share my thoughts too? > > If Wikimania is going to be held once every two years, is it not a better > idea to host wiki indaba once every four years? > > In that case, there's more time to as you put it: > > but I think we can have a better case after we have shown our exploits and > what we are capable off, based on our experience. It will also afford us > time to measure impact and success of the conference. > > Two and half years to measure impact, one and a half year for setting the > event arrangement rolling. > > I do not know the full reasons behind why Wikimania is gonna be held > biennial, but i believe it's for good reasons. > > So wiki indaba, a quadrennial event. That's my thoughts. > > And Ooh, I like the started page on meta too. Thanks for starting it > On Apr 2, 2016 6:57 PM, "Felix Nartey" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I think having the next Indaba has proven to be an issue of concern, even >> though I share in this same concern I advice that we be circumspect in our >> decision or plans towards it. >> >> I am strictly of the view that per issues following the last indaba held, >> we host this event every other year as initially proposed by Wikimedia ZA >> after the conference. I think this will afford us ample time to measure our >> exploits or pull enough feedback before our next request for the >> conference. >> >> It will also allow us to align with recent restructuring of Wikimania >> that proposes that Wikimania be held every other year starting 2017, >> meaning communities or regional events in 2018 and 2020 in that order. I >> am not saying we can't defile the status quo, but I think we can have a >> better case after we have shown our exploits and what we are capable off, >> based on our experience. It will also afford us time to measure impact and >> success of the conference. >> >> Following these prepositions I think it will be ideal to host Wikindaba >> this year (2016) as part of the initial plan to host it every other year, >> or wait till 2018 to perfectly align with the restructuring of Wikimania >> and regional events (i stand to be corrected). Lastly I think it will be in >> our own interest to have a body (committee) that confers with the entire >> community and show responsibility for Wikindaba. >> >> Here is a link to a proposal >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Indaba> for a possible >> committee I have been working on - >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Indaba. Kindly add your voice >> and thoughts on what is possible. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Felix >> >> _______________________________________________ >> African-Wikimedians mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >> >> > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > -- Donatien Kangah, Entrepreneur, Consultant-Formateur web
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