On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Muhammad Yahia <
shipmaster@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
> I am originally from Egypt, and I am involved in the ongoing effort to
> create a chapter in Alexandria, my home city.
> One thing I found strange was that it was much easier to find an organized,
> active community in Alexandria, than it was in Los Angeles where I moved
> some time ago. The situation may be a lot better up north owing to the
> presence of WMF and silicon valley in general. So, I support the idea of a
> Wikimedia chapter if it will mean more local events/projects/etc, I also
> find it hard to believe that the potential for funding opportunities in
> california has been fully explored by the foundation.
> However, I have come to support the chapters committee idea about how a
> chapter should grow organically from an organized community and not vice
> versa, I dont know what the situation is up north with regards to the number
> of active members willing to organize more and commit to projects, etc, but
> for me in SoCal, the only sign of activity I could personally find was a
> couple of informal meetups that happened in 2005...
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Muhammad Yahia
>