Dear all We have a community member interested in co-hosting an event in / around Glasgow - I'd love to hear from anyone else who would be interested in this event.
I'm looking at pulling together a quick poll for other locations to gauge interest - I'd love to hear suggestions for quick open source polling options. Best wishes Natasha On Tue, 27 Jul 2021 at 17:16, Natasha Iles <natasha.i...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Dear all > > I am sharing this information, it is still being developed/ refined and > welcome your thoughts, feedback and offers to host events! > > During Wikimania 2021 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2021> we > are looking to facilitate in-person meet ups, based on Wiknics > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiknic>. These would be an > opportunity to: > > > - Bring our community together at a series of friendly picnic events. > - A relaxed opportunity for community members & families, and those > new to the community to come together and celebrate Wiki at 20/ Wikimania > and get to know each other. > > We are in the process of confirming a couple of events, with an open > invitation to you to host and arrange a Wiknic across the 5 days of Wikimania > 2021 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2021>. > > To support and facilitate Wiknics, Wikimedia UK will deliver: > > - Hosting guidance > - Promotional material templates > - Event souvenirs > - Grants for refreshments. > > To even contemplate in person activity, I have completed the Foundation > Risk Assessment. Of course if any local or national Covid-19 guidance > changes and means in-person events cannot go ahead we will support > people to move their Wiknic online. > > As mentioned these plans are still in development. It would be wonderful > to hear your thoughts, suggestions or offers to host an event. > > Best wishes > Natasha > > -- > Natasha Iles MCIOF (Dip) > > Head of Development & Communications > Wikimedia UK > <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> > *Wikimedia UK <https://beta.wikimedia.org.uk/>* is the national chapter > for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. > Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513.Company Limited by > Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. > Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, > London SE1 0NZ > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gmail&source=g> > . > -- Natasha Iles MCIOF (Dip) Head of Development & Communications Wikimedia UK <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> *Wikimedia UK <https://beta.wikimedia.org.uk/>* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513.Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gmail&source=g> .
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