That's correct: the workshop is for WMKE members, focusing on one of the
topics I proposed. Apart from that, I would be happy to have a public
speaking event where I would either deliver an Introduction to Wikipedia or
(my preference) follow one of _you_ giving an Introduction to Wikipedia with
a talk of my own focused on the global aspects of the Wikimedia movement.
I am taking your advice to skip Mombasa as it doesn't seem we have enough
traction there at the moment to make the trip there worthwhile. I am still
keen to get more input from this group -- beyond a visit to the Google
office, is there a meeting with some other third party that we can arrange
where I could be of service to WMKE?
Thanks,
A.
On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
I wanted to reply/comment on this on
http://wikimedia.or.ke/Visit_of_Asaf_Bartov_from_the_Wikimedia_Foundation,
but before I do so, I'd like to get some clarifications:
Under the workshop title, Alex included a number of institutions. Are these
workshops going to be held in all these institutions? AFAIK, the workshop is
meant primarily for us (members of WMKE). I think that the venue title fits
more appropriately under "public speaking" where Asaf will visit some
institutions and give talks to the broader audience.
Secondly, please sign after commenting to avoid confusion. (This is
slightly off-topic, but someone also commented on the bylaws discussion page
without signing and I'm not sure whether it comes from ChapCom or a WMKE
member.)
Abbas.
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 22:18:17 +0300
From: oslimoke(a)gmail.com
To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Visiting Kenya
after Wikimania 2011
Hi Asaf,
Let me make my personal suggestions and input regarding your visit to
Kenya:
1. public
speaking opportunities
The ihub (
www.co.ke) is a good open space for such a
talk.Its the open
space for techies and developers.Problem is such a talk would have to
be scheduled between 1800hrs and upwards since you will be around on
working days. Ting had a talk there too while he was around and its
the main venue where we hold our meet-ups.
2. meetings I could have to open door for and
help WMKE
As at the moment,we are caught(my opinion) in a tough corner due to
the legal aspects.Most organizations and even Government
Bodies(ICT,TSLG,MoE) are keen to explore ties.We had a talk with
Google EA while Ting was around and they were very interested in
helpiing us get off the ground.They even told us to present "numbers
and figures" and they would be glad and ready to support us.Problem is
we are not a legal entity and as such we decided to push to sort with
Chap-Com and then register as a legal entity.I believe once we are
one,such a meetup would be most appropriate.(I hope we will be one at
the Wikimania though...:-) )
However I would suggest we visit Google Offices in Nairobi.This should
show our interest and the Foundation Commitment and appreciation in
extending ties between WMKE and Google EA.
Since we would be still organizing the Wikipedia Takes Nairobi,a
meeting with the ICT board could also foster our existing ties.From
what Alex informed me,we are still in search for a sponsor for the
same and we haven't yet found one.Perhaps this meeting could help
proove how "serious" the foundation is attaching to the WTN and maybe
a sponsor would come out..:-)
We also visited KU (
www.ku.ac.ke) with Ting and we had a greta and
fruitful discussions with the Top Management of the Universities about
future areas of collaboration in advancing our aims.We were supposed
to get back to them and deliver an Outreach sort of talk to there
students about Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects.I would suggest we pay
a visit to them too.This would be tow-fold:
We would re-pay the "debt" we owe them and we would also explore and
discuss on what and how WMKE and KU can collaborate to advance their
agendas and the common objective of "making knowledge universally
available"
3. preferred topic of workshop for WMKE members
I would personally Vouch for :Motivating Volunteers: how to attract,
care for, feed, and keep volunteers; how to handle crises
We have had our own fair share of crisis about volunteer management
and this talk to all the WMKE would really come in handy...:-)
--
Limoke Oscar,
mayenge.blogspot.com
Freelancer,
GeoInformatics and GIScience Student
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