sorry if you are talking about the guy who didn't get the visa and it is me, I have to say, I sent my documents earlier than time needed for visa, and local team couldn't help me.
Mardetanha On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:36 AM, <[email protected]>wrote: > Send Wikimania-l mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimania-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Visa Acquisition Assistance (Deryck Chan) > 2. Re: Visa Acquisition Assistance (Amir Ladsgroup) > 3. Re: Visa Acquisition Assistance (Amir Ladsgroup) > 4. Re: a thought: break events (Samuel Klein) > 5. Re: Deryck Chan, a specific thank you (Anirudh Bhati) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:22:15 +0800 > From: Deryck Chan <[email protected]> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa Acquisition Assistance > Message-ID: > <CA+F5PQ_yDWoko+pF3s55RPU3fSJ8g9EQ5m+s2eLW0BB= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Next year, WMF and Wikimania London are hiring the company which got the > visas for everyone in London Olympics! Fingers crossed. > > Also, unfortunately, this year we did have one person who didn't get his > visa on time. One is too many for Hong Kong! :( > > > On 15 August 2013 16:02, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Without doubt, Wikimania HK has been a successful one. > > > > For the first time, a Ghanaian from Ghana could attend the event. This > > brings us much joy. > > > > That wouldn't have been possible without the keen support of the local > > organizing team in terms of Visa acquisition. Though through a lot of > > inconveniences in acquiring Visa, Ghana was represented. > > > > I see their support as a very practical and effective approach in helping > > countries like ourselves obtaining a visa to enter such high-ranking > > countries. > > > > I believe and hope such visa assistance mechanism and approach is adopted > > and improved upon by LOCs of upcoming Wikimanias to enable persons from > > semi-banned countries like Ghana attend such wonderful events. > > > > Rexford > > > > > > -- > > +Rexford <https://plus.google.com/107174506890941499078> | +CG Central< > https://plus.google.com/b/103109918657638322478/103109918657638322478/posts> > | > > +233 266 811 165 l BFCT< > http://www.blendernetwork.org/member/nkansah-rexford-nyarko/> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimania-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20130815/170c1590/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:57:15 +0430 > From: Amir Ladsgroup <[email protected]> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa Acquisition Assistance > Message-ID: > <CA+ttme0Hakm4=5n6S+Ft9yPivb_= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I think I have to clarify a thing: the guy that couldn't get his visa > in time There was just one reason. he didn't send his documents in > time. It wasn't the committee's fault at all or policy of the > government > > Best > > On 8/15/13, Deryck Chan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Next year, WMF and Wikimania London are hiring the company which got the > > visas for everyone in London Olympics! Fingers crossed. > > > > Also, unfortunately, this year we did have one person who didn't get his > > visa on time. One is too many for Hong Kong! :( > > > > > > On 15 August 2013 16:02, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Without doubt, Wikimania HK has been a successful one. > >> > >> For the first time, a Ghanaian from Ghana could attend the event. This > >> brings us much joy. > >> > >> That wouldn't have been possible without the keen support of the local > >> organizing team in terms of Visa acquisition. Though through a lot of > >> inconveniences in acquiring Visa, Ghana was represented. > >> > >> I see their support as a very practical and effective approach in > helping > >> countries like ourselves obtaining a visa to enter such high-ranking > >> countries. > >> > >> I believe and hope such visa assistance mechanism and approach is > adopted > >> and improved upon by LOCs of upcoming Wikimanias to enable persons from > >> semi-banned countries like Ghana attend such wonderful events. > >> > >> Rexford > >> > >> > >> -- > >> +Rexford <https://plus.google.com/107174506890941499078> | +CG > >> Central< > https://plus.google.com/b/103109918657638322478/103109918657638322478/posts > > > >> | > >> +233 266 811 165 l > >> BFCT<http://www.blendernetwork.org/member/nkansah-rexford-nyarko/> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimania-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >> > >> > > > > > -- > Amir > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:01:50 +0430 > From: Amir Ladsgroup <[email protected]> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa Acquisition Assistance > Message-ID: > < > ca+ttme0zve6tek1fgewhq91vucus4ib2opq0kzd7v0kkune...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I think I have to clarify a thing: the guy that couldn't get his visa > in time There was just one reason. he didn't send his documents in > time. It wasn't the committee's fault at all or policy of the > government > > Best > > On 8/15/13, Deryck Chan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Next year, WMF and Wikimania London are hiring the company which got the > > visas for everyone in London Olympics! Fingers crossed. > > > > Also, unfortunately, this year we did have one person who didn't get his > > visa on time. One is too many for Hong Kong! :( > > > > > > On 15 August 2013 16:02, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Without doubt, Wikimania HK has been a successful one. > >> > >> For the first time, a Ghanaian from Ghana could attend the event. This > >> brings us much joy. > >> > >> That wouldn't have been possible without the keen support of the local > >> organizing team in terms of Visa acquisition. Though through a lot of > >> inconveniences in acquiring Visa, Ghana was represented. > >> > >> I see their support as a very practical and effective approach in > helping > >> countries like ourselves obtaining a visa to enter such high-ranking > >> countries. > >> > >> I believe and hope such visa assistance mechanism and approach is > adopted > >> and improved upon by LOCs of upcoming Wikimanias to enable persons from > >> semi-banned countries like Ghana attend such wonderful events. > >> > >> Rexford > >> > >> > >> -- > >> +Rexford <https://plus.google.com/107174506890941499078> | +CG > >> Central< > https://plus.google.com/b/103109918657638322478/103109918657638322478/posts > > > >> | > >> +233 266 811 165 l > >> BFCT<http://www.blendernetwork.org/member/nkansah-rexford-nyarko/> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimania-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >> > >> > > > > > -- > Amir > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 15:54:18 -0400 > From: Samuel Klein <[email protected]> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events > Message-ID: > < > caatu9wlbczgjot9mi3ydvqxy2vcprq8-izn4icbonbkr11r...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 2:51 AM, Risker <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 15 August 2013 00:03, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> >> Wikimania should have less parallel sessions, > >> >< longer sessions with more time between the sessions > >> >> and an "open space" as an additional track. > >> > > >> > I've been wanting fewer sessions at Wikimania for a long time. > >> > >> I agree totally. We can rethink the traditional program entirely. > >> > >> Imagine a Wikimania where > >> * the only "talks" or presentations are Plenary sessions > >> * all other sessions [ share docs in advance, have discussion in > advance, > << are group discussions + interactions, have a facilitator, produce > output ] > > > > I dunno. That sounds fundamentally unwiki, and an awful lot like the > > professional annual meetings that everyone hates attending. > > You may be reading something else into my suggestion. > > The only docs shared in advance would be those that the presenter > would otherwise 'broadcast' to the audience. > A session that was already designed as a discussion might not have > anything more than the talk-abstract to share. > > This should not privilege experienced presenters. It does encourage > people to start conversations and provide knowledge-dumps online. That > way the time spent together can focus on collaboration, and developing > new ideas together. > > > quite a few [sessions] included "up to the minute" information and data. > > Yes. The presenter and any interested parties could update the wiki > page of materials with the latest data, up until it starts (or even > during the session). > > > What I'd like to see is live-streaming of sessions with moderation that > > could include online questions for the sessions. > > This is important, and one of the reasons to have moderators. > > > Some sessions are of professional quality, some others gain their energy > > from the presentation itself or the perceived importance of the topic, > and > > others simply by being presented by sincere and caring community members. > > True. Presenters should be welcome to give a half-hour speech if > that's what they want -- it can be fun and energizing -- but this does > not need to be the default. Many sessions would benefit from spending > the bulk of their time in discussion rather than broadcasting. > > > < The best session I saw this year... was about the Javanese > Wikipedia, and it was > > the one that was so full of hope and joy at the prospect of sharing > knowledge freely > > that the few of us who were in the room walked away with a refreshed > sense > > of what our movement is all about. > > > > You can't capture that with slides or plenary sessions or expert > moderation. > > You need to be in the room. > > This sort of hope and joy is indeed the heart and soul of Wikimania. I > think Sophie picked up on the hope in my suggestion: that we find > a different way to amplify and share such joy, and help more people > have this experience. > > Our community moderators did a great job this year; they aren't > "experts" : just people who enjoy that role. The presenter need not > be responsible for tracking live, online, and wiki questions, unless > they want to be. They should be focused on sharing their ideas, and > responding to feedback. It is enough to ask one participant in each > session to take on the role of moderator; and another to take on the > role of the recorder - capturing the outcome of the session and > posting it online. > > Sam. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 03:05:39 +0700 > From: Anirudh Bhati <[email protected]> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Deryck Chan, a specific thank you > Message-ID: > < > cafzy5qgmvued-c+xsm+akdlundlhr-bgzabncs0z4xpzpyf...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > 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 > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20130816/85527a58/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > End of Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 89, Issue 104 > ******************************************** >
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