I was very happy with the amount of personal attention that Deryck paid to the participants staying at the dorms, supported by his team at all times. Well-rested participants are a key component of a well-organized event. (-:
A big thank you to Deryck and his team! Anirudh On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 7:44 PM, phoebe ayers <[email protected]>wrote: > And Deryck coordinated the program and made it work! He definitely played > a big role in the conference :) > > -- phoebe > > -- > Phoebe Ayers > Wikimedia Foundation | UC Davis Libraries > http://phoebeayers.info > > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 11:39 PM, Benoit Rochon <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I'd like to point out the work of Deryck Chan, who was there for us, >> with his group of volunteers, from dusk 'til dawn at the dorms. Mr. Chan >> act as a facilitator for the foreigners that we are, and I want to thank >> him personally for his availability and his patience! We all come from >> different cultures, and some things may look not important for some of us, >> but for the hosts, it was a big thing. >> >> "When in Rome, do as the Romans do": few of us broke rules in Hong Kong, >> me first, and probably without knowing, but Deryck had the patience to >> explain this many times. >> >> Last night, he mentioned to me "Wikimania is so big, it's hard to manage >> all this". Well Deryck, you did great; as we say in French: "Une poigne de >> fer dans un gant de velour." >> >> So, Deryck Chan, please let me give you an high five. You earn it. >> >> Now rest please! :-) >> >> Benoit Rochon >> -- >> Chargé de projet / Project manager >> Wikimédia Canada >> 3450 rue Saint-Denis, suite 180 >> Montréal (Québec) H2X 3L3 >> Téléphone : 1-800-249-1216 >> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Benoit_Rochon >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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