Wow, this would be great if it were live feed.... On 07/24/2013 12:49 PM, Samuel Klein wrote: > Dear Wikimaniacs, > > Ellie Young is offering to host a dinner meeting Friday, August 9, > from 7-9 pm, to talk about the future of Wikimania, following up on > the panel discussion earlier that day on Deror's panel. Notes from > this discussion will be added to those from the panel. > http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/The_Growth_and_Future_of_Wikimania > > If you are regularly part of Wikimania planning, or part of a past org > team, and would be interested in this - please reply to Ellie (cc:ed > here) and let her know, and include a few words about what part of > Wikimania you've been involved with. Space is limited to 15 people; if > there is more interest than that, preference will be given to > perennial volunteers and past organizers. > > Thanks! > Sam. > > On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Ellie Young <[email protected]> wrote: >> With regard to the after-hours event, I was going to suggest that any of the >> following who will >> be in Hong Kong attend. (Past chair -- especially those who will be on this >> committee), the >> current coordinator (he may be too busy), Garfield, me, and '14 chairs, ec.) >> >> I would like to suggest that we go on a evening Harbour Cruise (with >> dinner/drink) on >> Friday, Aug 9, from 7-9 p.m. We are limited to 20 people. This is >> compliments of the Hong Kong >> Tourist Board. If enough of you are available, we could do this. And a >> followup meeting of course >> if we need one. >> >> Please let me know ASAP if you are amenable/available for this. If not, >> we can of course meet >> sometime before the end of the conference (coordinatoring with the workshop >> that Deror is hosting of course.) >> >> Thanks, Ellie >> >> >> >> On Jul 19, 2013, at 3:27 PM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Jury - we have a few interested members so far: Deror, Muhammad, >>> and James. There is also a full panel talking about the future of >>> Wikimania in Hong-Kong: >>> http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/The_Growth_and_Future_of_Wikimania >>> >>> Ellie has offered to organize an after-hours event for past organizers >>> to expand on the topics of this workshop, if there is interest. And I >>> am sure that Ellie will have her own thoughts to share by then, having >>> spent tha past couple of months seeing Wikimania preparations with her >>> new perspective. >>> >>> Perhaps we can move this discussion to a thread on the wikimania-l >>> list about future bids & the future of Wikimania, and similar regional >>> events. >>> >>> Sam. >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Excellent. Thank you, Mohamed and Muhammad. We are still waiting to >>>> hear back from 3 of the recent wikimania teams. I second the hope >>>> that this will help all future Wikimanias! >>>> >>>> Warm regards, Sam >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Mohamed Ibrahim >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hello Sam, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks again for your kind invitation to our team, appreciated. >>>>> Muhammad Yahia [Shipmaster] is the one from our core team we're proposing >>>>> to >>>>> join the committee. >>>>> Good luck to all and hope this will help future Wikimanias :) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 10 July 2013 23:27, Mohamed Ibrahim <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> I will pass the message to the organizing team. >>>>>> Thank you for your efforts guys, hope that will help next Wikimanias >>>>>> organizing and bidding teams >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 10 July 2013 22:21, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> Also - please pass this request on to your original organizing team -- >>>>>>> to whom future Wikimaniacs are all grateful -- and check with them. >>>>>>> Ideally your team would agree on the person to be nominated to >>>>>>> represent your team's experience on the committee. But they should >>>>>>> at least be informed that we are looking for a representative. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For those who want to be involved, but don't have time to commit to >>>>>>> being an active committee member, most of the committee's work will be >>>>>>> public on meta / in public chats, and all participation will be warmly >>>>>>> welcome. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>> Sam. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> Dear Mido, Patricio, Marcin, Deror, and James, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A Wikimania committee is being put together, to appoint next year's >>>>>>>> jury and improve knowledge sharing and mentoring for Wikimania teams. >>>>>>>> The goal is to include a representative each year from each of the >>>>>>>> past 5 conferences. Could you suggest someone from your past >>>>>>>> organizing team, including yourself, who might be interested in this? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>>>> Sam. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>>>> From: Lodewijk <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> Date: Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 3:16 AM >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-jury] The future of Wikimania >>>>>>>> To: Wikimania jury list <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> OK, it seems there is significant enough support for this :) That >>>>>>>> would mean the members would be: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> * Someone from or selected by the main organizing team of Wikimania >>>>>>>> 2008 (Alexandria) >>>>>>>> * Someone from or selected by the main organizing team of Wikimania >>>>>>>> 2009 (Buenos Aires) >>>>>>>> * Someone from or selected by the main organizing team of Wikimania >>>>>>>> 2010 (Gdansk) >>>>>>>> * Someone from or selected by the main organizing team of Wikimania >>>>>>>> 2011 (Haifa) >>>>>>>> * Someone from or selected by the main organizing team of Wikimania >>>>>>>> 2012 (Washington DC) >>>>>>>> * James Forrester >>>>>>>> * Ex officio: Ellie Young >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I don't think it would be fair to use the ' first come, first serve' >>>>>>>> principle for these people, so I suggest someone takes it upon >>>>>>>> themselves to email the core team of each city, and ask if they could >>>>>>>> come to a conclusion among themselves in the next 2 weeks? If they >>>>>>>> have no-one from their midst that can/wants to attend, they could also >>>>>>>> select someone else of course that they feel represents their >>>>>>>> experience. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>> Lodewijk >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 >>>>>>> 4266 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Mido >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mido >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-jury mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-jury >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-jury mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-jury > >
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