[Advocacy Advisors] Free Knowledge Advocacy: Planned Wikimania London Activities

Tue Jul 8 17:07:19 UTC 2014

Hi Dimi, hi everyone,

This all looks excellent! Great to see that advocacy is going to be getting
a proper platform at Wikimania.

I have a whiteboard on wheels so that is all taken care of (and I will do
my best to remember the pens...). Do let me know if there's anything else
that I can help with in the meantime.

Thanks and regards,

Stevie

On 8 July 2014 12:10, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov <
dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We're planning 5 activities related to advocacy during Wikimania in London
> [1].
>
> Here's the list so you can comment, criticise, praise (yes, please) or
> just say you wish to help organising one or several of those (double yes).
> We have two programme submissions, two side-events and one "work meeting" .
>
> *1. Panel Discussion *[2]  - Saturday 16:30-18
> "How should Wikimedia advocate for free knowledge?"
> Panelists are Luis Villa, Jan Engelmann, Andrea Zanni, Parker Higgins and
> Katherine Maher
> *If you want to change something (panelists, topic), this is still
> possible. *
>
> *2. Talk/Workshop *[3] - Saturday ca. 15:30, just before Panel Discussion
> Update about the EU activities and brainstorming on cool project ideas tht
> could generate political and media impact. Idea is to provide a little
> background and set the tone for the panel discussion.
>
> *Dimi and whoever wishes to take part. *
>
> *3. Weasel Whiteboard on Wheels*
> The idea is to have a whiteboard with Wendy and someone from our group
> going around the conference and engage people in conversation about
> advocacy, free knowledge and policy. The whiteboard will pose questions
> that we need to answer for our strategy planning. Example: What would the
> best 30-second pitch for Freedom of Panorama be? Can you think of any
> groups in your country that would be interested in the issue?
> *Anyone who wishes can do this for a while. Not compulsory schedule.*
>
> *4. Networking Lunch* - Sunday at lunch
> The idea is that a lot of civil society groups/activits/NGOs will be
> present at Wikimania this year (e.g. ORG, EFF, OK, Initiative für
> Netzfreiheit). We should take an hour at lunch or in the evening to get to
> know each other and catch each other up on what we're working on. A lot of
> synergies and know-how transfer possible here! I am trying to see if I can
> get a seperate room reserved and the registrations lists, so I can invite
> the people.
> *Please feedback - still just planning*
>
> *5. Working on Strategy *- Thursday and Monday
> We need to come up with a more coherent and long-term advocacy strategy,
> at least when it comes to our core issues like PD-Gov and FoP. Questions
> like: Who are the main decision makers? Which actors are possible allies?
> What is our best 30-second and 3-minute pitch? Which tactics sould we use
> (direct lobbying/coalitions/petitions/media
> work/showcases/studies/information materials)?
> As people have incompatible travel schedules I will offer a meeting on
> this on Thursday and Monday after the conference. I expect Monday to be
> more focused and productive, though.
>
> Cheers,
> Dimi
>
> [1]https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
> [2]
> https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Liquid_Lobbying_-_How_should_Wikimedia_advocate_for_free_knowledge%3F
> [3]
> https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Liquid_Lobbying_-_How_could_Wikimedia_change_EU_copyright%3F
>
>

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