Thanks for starting this thread. It's cool to hear thinking about Wikimania 2013 speaker options early on. I really like the categories Andrew proposed, and I think it will help clarify the thinking around what different speakers can bring to the table.
On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Andrew Lih <[email protected]> wrote: > 1. Ray Chan, 9gag. Certainly 9gag has made a splash in the geekier > Internet community, but it would be good to see what he'd want to talk > about first and whether it had any relevance to Wikipedians and free > culture. Important to remember: Wikimania is first and foremost a community > event, not just a great speaker series. > In addition to what Andrew said... To be totally honest: 9gag is viewed by many Internet communities, such as Reddit and 4chan, as a leech which contributes very little to these communities. There are often rules that explicitly disallow use of 9gag stuff on some of these sites. I don't think we necessarily want to align ourselves with 9gag, and I don't think they would have much of substance to say about how read online community is formed or operates. If we want a general meme-ery speaker, Chris Poole of 4chan and Canvas fame would be fantastic, though like Andrew said, the direct connection is somewhat tenuous. > 2. Charles Mok, certainly relevant to the conference, but not sure how > exciting a speaker he is. > > 3. Arianna Huffington. Not really a fan of this pick. Can get quite > political, and not obvious the overlap between her site and free culture. > +1. Too American-centric, too political. > 4. Thomas Crampton is a good pick. He was a respected working journalist > and may be able to set the table on what Wikipedia and free culture mean > across Asia. > > 5. Don't know much about Ada Wong. > > That said, how about some other ideas: > > 1. Joi Ito. He's a great friend of Wikipedia, and spoke in 2007 Wikimania > in Taiwan. He's now MIT Media Lab director, and could give great Asia > perspectives. > Joi also has a strong free culture perspective. I think as far as someone who can balance a global and regional perspective, he's a great pick. Maybe a wiki page about the options would be a good place to store a list for consideration? http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keynotes&action=edit&redlink=1:) Steven
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