Re: [Wikisource-l] Wikisource Conference in Warsaw 2020/2021

[billinghurst]

Whilst 2020 has benefits, they are not benefits that would enable me to 
attend,  Cannot get away to 2021. :-(   It effectively becomes two weeks 
away for me when you take into account travel time, the days held, and 
recovery time, and I cannot manage that in 2020 at that time.  (and yes 
I know that it isn't about me)


Happy to contribute.

-- billinghurst

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From: "Jon Harald Søby" 
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Sent: 18/12/2019 11:20:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Wikisource-l] Wikisource Conference in Warsaw 2020/2021

This is a great initiative, I'm very happy to learn about it. I think 
autumn 2020 would be better – sooner rather than later.
I'd be happy to serve in a committee as well if more people are needed. 
:-)


ons. 18. des. 2019 kl. 10:05 skrev Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska 
:

Hi all
I confirm that as Wikimedia Poland we are very happy to help you with 
the conference and even more happy to see your wonderful community in 
Warsaw!
As Claudia mentioned we already had a great conversation with WMAT to 
get to know a bit more about their experience and to learn how to 
bring the best from Vienna to Warsaw. I'm happy that so many of you 
want to engage in the process and I already have a lot of good 
feelings about this event.
The most important thing for now is to decide on the date which would 
work best for you. As Ankry mentioned - in order to have it in Autumn 
2020 we need to fill the grant application till February 10th (which 
is perfectly doable). Having it later - in Spring 2021 gives us more 
preparation time but there is a risk of losing some energy overtime.
But it is up to your community to decide - WMPL is more than happy to 
be the fiscal sponsor in both cases :)



śr., 18 gru 2019 o 07:59 balaji  napisał(a):

Hello Ankry,

Thanks for initiating this. With many issues around wikisource and  
much chance of learning from each other community it is right time we 
have a separate conference dedicated for wikisource.


Please count me in for any help regarding organising the conference.

Regards,
J. Balaji.
User:Balajijagadesh

On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 1:24 AM Mardetanha 
 wrote:
I am also happy to hear such good news. and Thanks for WMPL for 
support and help.

Mardetanha


On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 12:28 PM Garád, Claudia 
 wrote:

Hi all,

this is great news - I'm really excited by the prospect of a 
Wikisource Conference in Warsaw!


WMAT has already had a long call with Nathalia to share our 
experiences from organising the 2015 edition and of course we are 
here to support the next conference as best as we can!


Cheers

Claudia



Am 17.12.2019 um 05:43 schrieb Bodhisattwa Mandal:

Hi Ankry,

Thanks for taking up the initiative to organise the much needed 
conference. Wikisource is now a much more visible project in India 
compared to 2015, when we participated in the last conference. 
It's gaining importance within the Indian academic and librarian 
circles. We already have some partnerships in different parts of 
India and hopefully there will be a major partnership news coming 
soon regarding Wikisource .


Anyway, in this regard, I personally feel 2021 is bit far away. If 
this is not much a problem for WMPL or the user group, we can go 
for Autumn 2020 as it would be great for Indian communities to 
interact with the larger community and gain more knowledge at this 
vital time of growth. Please be assured, that any help needed from 
our side as Indian Wikisource communities and affiliates 
supporting Wikisource projects will be provided whenever needed.


Regards,
Bodhisattwa


On Tue, 17 Dec 2019, 04:51 Ankry,  wrote:

Hi all,

As some of you already noticed, we were talking on Saturday not 
only about Wikimedia Summit, but also about plans concerning 
Wikisource Conference sequel. The first Wikisource Conference 
took place in Vienna in 2015. Maybe, five years later, it is good 
time to organize the next event?


The only way for this to happen is to receive a grant from WMF. 
Recently, I have got a confirmation from my chapter that 
Wikimedia Polska is willing to help us to apply for the grant and 
to organize Wikimedia Conference in Warsaw as a fiscal sponsor 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Fiscal_sponsorships>. 
(AFAIK this is the same procedure that was applied to the 
conference in Vienna).


What they need from us? We need:

to organize various commitees (Organizing Commitee, Program 
Commitee, Grant Comission, etc); the discussion on Saturday 
showed that there are people among us who want help in theese. Of 
course the more people, the betterto decide when we want the 
Conference. There are two possible dates: Autumn 2020 (likely 
September) and Spring 2021 (likely May); we need to decide which 
one is preferred and the decision is a bit urgent as for the near 
term the deadline for grant application is 10 February (however 
it is a realistic plan).

Re: [Wikisource-l] Wikisource Conference in Warsaw 2020/2021

[Jon Harald Søby]

This is a great initiative, I'm very happy to learn about it. I think
autumn 2020 would be better – sooner rather than later.
I'd be happy to serve in a committee as well if more people are needed. :-)

ons. 18. des. 2019 kl. 10:05 skrev Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska <
natalia.szaf...@wikimedia.pl>:

> Hi all
> I confirm that as Wikimedia Poland we are very happy to help you with the
> conference and even more happy to see your wonderful community in Warsaw!
> As Claudia mentioned we already had a great conversation with WMAT to get
> to know a bit more about their experience and to learn how to bring the
> best from Vienna to Warsaw. I'm happy that so many of you want to engage in
> the process and I already have a lot of good feelings about this event.
> The most important thing for now is to decide on the date which would work
> best for you. As Ankry mentioned - in order to have it in Autumn 2020 we
> need to fill the grant application till February 10th (which is perfectly
> doable). Having it later - in Spring 2021 gives us more preparation time
> but there is a risk of losing some energy overtime.
> But it is up to your community to decide - WMPL is more than happy to be
> the fiscal sponsor in both cases :)
>
>
> śr., 18 gru 2019 o 07:59 balaji  napisał(a):
>
>> Hello Ankry,
>>
>> Thanks for initiating this. With many issues around wikisource and  much
>> chance of learning from each other community it is right time we have a
>> separate conference dedicated for wikisource.
>>
>> Please count me in for any help regarding organising the conference.
>>
>> Regards,
>> J. Balaji.
>> User:Balajijagadesh
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 1:24 AM Mardetanha 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I am also happy to hear such good news. and Thanks for WMPL for support
>>> and help.
>>> Mardetanha
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 12:28 PM Garád, Claudia <
>>> claudia.ga...@wikimedia.at> wrote:
>>>
 Hi all,

 this is great news - I'm really excited by the prospect of a Wikisource
 Conference in Warsaw!

 WMAT has already had a long call with Nathalia to share our experiences
 from organising the 2015 edition and of course we are here to support the
 next conference as best as we can!

 Cheers

 Claudia


 Am 17.12.2019 um 05:43 schrieb Bodhisattwa Mandal:

 Hi Ankry,

 Thanks for taking up the initiative to organise the much needed
 conference. Wikisource is now a much more visible project in India compared
 to 2015, when we participated in the last conference. It's gaining
 importance within the Indian academic and librarian circles. We already
 have some partnerships in different parts of India and hopefully there will
 be a major partnership news coming soon regarding Wikisource .

 Anyway, in this regard, I personally feel 2021 is bit far away. If this
 is not much a problem for WMPL or the user group, we can go for Autumn 2020
 as it would be great for Indian communities to interact with the larger
 community and gain more knowledge at this vital time of growth. Please be
 assured, that any help needed from our side as Indian Wikisource
 communities and affiliates supporting Wikisource projects will be provided
 whenever needed.

 Regards,
 Bodhisattwa


 On Tue, 17 Dec 2019, 04:51 Ankry,  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> As some of you already noticed, we were talking on Saturday not only
> about Wikimedia Summit, but also about plans concerning Wikisource
> Conference sequel. The first Wikisource Conference took place in Vienna in
> 2015. Maybe, five years later, it is good time to organize the next event?
>
> The only way for this to happen is to receive a grant from WMF.
> Recently, I have got a confirmation from my chapter that Wikimedia
> Polska is willing to help us to apply for the grant and to organize
> Wikimedia Conference in Warsaw as a fiscal sponsor
> . (AFAIK
> this is the same procedure that was applied to the conference in Vienna).
>
> What they need from us? We need:
>
>- to organize various commitees (Organizing Commitee, Program
>Commitee, Grant Comission, etc); the discussion on Saturday showed that
>there are people among us who want help in theese. Of course the more
>people, the better
>- to decide *when we want the Conference*. There are two possible
>dates: Autumn 2020 (likely September) and Spring 2021 (likely May); we 
> need
>to decide which one is preferred and the decision is a bit urgent as 
> for
>the near term the deadline for grant application is 10 February 
> (however it
>is a realistic plan). At the moment this question is crucial
>- to estimate how many people wish to participate in the Conference
>
> The person supporting us fr

Re: [Wikisource-l] Wikisource Conference in Warsaw 2020/2021

[Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska]

Hi all
I confirm that as Wikimedia Poland we are very happy to help you with the
conference and even more happy to see your wonderful community in Warsaw!
As Claudia mentioned we already had a great conversation with WMAT to get
to know a bit more about their experience and to learn how to bring the
best from Vienna to Warsaw. I'm happy that so many of you want to engage in
the process and I already have a lot of good feelings about this event.
The most important thing for now is to decide on the date which would work
best for you. As Ankry mentioned - in order to have it in Autumn 2020 we
need to fill the grant application till February 10th (which is perfectly
doable). Having it later - in Spring 2021 gives us more preparation time
but there is a risk of losing some energy overtime.
But it is up to your community to decide - WMPL is more than happy to be
the fiscal sponsor in both cases :)


śr., 18 gru 2019 o 07:59 balaji  napisał(a):

> Hello Ankry,
>
> Thanks for initiating this. With many issues around wikisource and  much
> chance of learning from each other community it is right time we have a
> separate conference dedicated for wikisource.
>
> Please count me in for any help regarding organising the conference.
>
> Regards,
> J. Balaji.
> User:Balajijagadesh
>
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 1:24 AM Mardetanha 
> wrote:
>
>> I am also happy to hear such good news. and Thanks for WMPL for support
>> and help.
>> Mardetanha
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 12:28 PM Garád, Claudia <
>> claudia.ga...@wikimedia.at> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> this is great news - I'm really excited by the prospect of a Wikisource
>>> Conference in Warsaw!
>>>
>>> WMAT has already had a long call with Nathalia to share our experiences
>>> from organising the 2015 edition and of course we are here to support the
>>> next conference as best as we can!
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Claudia
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 17.12.2019 um 05:43 schrieb Bodhisattwa Mandal:
>>>
>>> Hi Ankry,
>>>
>>> Thanks for taking up the initiative to organise the much needed
>>> conference. Wikisource is now a much more visible project in India compared
>>> to 2015, when we participated in the last conference. It's gaining
>>> importance within the Indian academic and librarian circles. We already
>>> have some partnerships in different parts of India and hopefully there will
>>> be a major partnership news coming soon regarding Wikisource .
>>>
>>> Anyway, in this regard, I personally feel 2021 is bit far away. If this
>>> is not much a problem for WMPL or the user group, we can go for Autumn 2020
>>> as it would be great for Indian communities to interact with the larger
>>> community and gain more knowledge at this vital time of growth. Please be
>>> assured, that any help needed from our side as Indian Wikisource
>>> communities and affiliates supporting Wikisource projects will be provided
>>> whenever needed.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Bodhisattwa
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 17 Dec 2019, 04:51 Ankry,  wrote:
>>>
 Hi all,

 As some of you already noticed, we were talking on Saturday not only
 about Wikimedia Summit, but also about plans concerning Wikisource
 Conference sequel. The first Wikisource Conference took place in Vienna in
 2015. Maybe, five years later, it is good time to organize the next event?

 The only way for this to happen is to receive a grant from WMF.
 Recently, I have got a confirmation from my chapter that Wikimedia
 Polska is willing to help us to apply for the grant and to organize
 Wikimedia Conference in Warsaw as a fiscal sponsor
 . (AFAIK
 this is the same procedure that was applied to the conference in Vienna).

 What they need from us? We need:

- to organize various commitees (Organizing Commitee, Program
Commitee, Grant Comission, etc); the discussion on Saturday showed that
there are people among us who want help in theese. Of course the more
people, the better
- to decide *when we want the Conference*. There are two possible
dates: Autumn 2020 (likely September) and Spring 2021 (likely May); we 
 need
to decide which one is preferred and the decision is a bit urgent as for
the near term the deadline for grant application is 10 February 
 (however it
is a realistic plan). At the moment this question is crucial
- to estimate how many people wish to participate in the Conference

 The person supporting us from WMPL is Natalia.

 We have prepared a short survey that should help us to find response to
 the above questions. The survey is here:


 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-0WGvjrt1UcHhAl-CMtNps85m28R22a6CFkai_cH86k44rw/viewform

 Please, fill it if you are interested in participating the Conference.

 Best,
   Ankry
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Re: [Wikisource-l] Wikisource Conference in Warsaw 2020/2021

[balaji]

Hello Ankry,

Thanks for initiating this. With many issues around wikisource and  much
chance of learning from each other community it is right time we have a
separate conference dedicated for wikisource.

Please count me in for any help regarding organising the conference.

Regards,
J. Balaji.
User:Balajijagadesh

On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 1:24 AM Mardetanha 
wrote:

> I am also happy to hear such good news. and Thanks for WMPL for support
> and help.
> Mardetanha
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 12:28 PM Garád, Claudia <
> claudia.ga...@wikimedia.at> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> this is great news - I'm really excited by the prospect of a Wikisource
>> Conference in Warsaw!
>>
>> WMAT has already had a long call with Nathalia to share our experiences
>> from organising the 2015 edition and of course we are here to support the
>> next conference as best as we can!
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Claudia
>>
>>
>> Am 17.12.2019 um 05:43 schrieb Bodhisattwa Mandal:
>>
>> Hi Ankry,
>>
>> Thanks for taking up the initiative to organise the much needed
>> conference. Wikisource is now a much more visible project in India compared
>> to 2015, when we participated in the last conference. It's gaining
>> importance within the Indian academic and librarian circles. We already
>> have some partnerships in different parts of India and hopefully there will
>> be a major partnership news coming soon regarding Wikisource .
>>
>> Anyway, in this regard, I personally feel 2021 is bit far away. If this
>> is not much a problem for WMPL or the user group, we can go for Autumn 2020
>> as it would be great for Indian communities to interact with the larger
>> community and gain more knowledge at this vital time of growth. Please be
>> assured, that any help needed from our side as Indian Wikisource
>> communities and affiliates supporting Wikisource projects will be provided
>> whenever needed.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bodhisattwa
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 17 Dec 2019, 04:51 Ankry,  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> As some of you already noticed, we were talking on Saturday not only
>>> about Wikimedia Summit, but also about plans concerning Wikisource
>>> Conference sequel. The first Wikisource Conference took place in Vienna in
>>> 2015. Maybe, five years later, it is good time to organize the next event?
>>>
>>> The only way for this to happen is to receive a grant from WMF.
>>> Recently, I have got a confirmation from my chapter that Wikimedia
>>> Polska is willing to help us to apply for the grant and to organize
>>> Wikimedia Conference in Warsaw as a fiscal sponsor
>>> . (AFAIK
>>> this is the same procedure that was applied to the conference in Vienna).
>>>
>>> What they need from us? We need:
>>>
>>>- to organize various commitees (Organizing Commitee, Program
>>>Commitee, Grant Comission, etc); the discussion on Saturday showed that
>>>there are people among us who want help in theese. Of course the more
>>>people, the better
>>>- to decide *when we want the Conference*. There are two possible
>>>dates: Autumn 2020 (likely September) and Spring 2021 (likely May); we 
>>> need
>>>to decide which one is preferred and the decision is a bit urgent as for
>>>the near term the deadline for grant application is 10 February (however 
>>> it
>>>is a realistic plan). At the moment this question is crucial
>>>- to estimate how many people wish to participate in the Conference
>>>
>>> The person supporting us from WMPL is Natalia.
>>>
>>> We have prepared a short survey that should help us to find response to
>>> the above questions. The survey is here:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-0WGvjrt1UcHhAl-CMtNps85m28R22a6CFkai_cH86k44rw/viewform
>>>
>>> Please, fill it if you are interested in participating the Conference.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>   Ankry
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[Mardetanha]

I am also happy to hear such good news. and Thanks for WMPL for support and
help.
Mardetanha


On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 12:28 PM Garád, Claudia 
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> this is great news - I'm really excited by the prospect of a Wikisource
> Conference in Warsaw!
>
> WMAT has already had a long call with Nathalia to share our experiences
> from organising the 2015 edition and of course we are here to support the
> next conference as best as we can!
>
> Cheers
>
> Claudia
>
>
> Am 17.12.2019 um 05:43 schrieb Bodhisattwa Mandal:
>
> Hi Ankry,
>
> Thanks for taking up the initiative to organise the much needed
> conference. Wikisource is now a much more visible project in India compared
> to 2015, when we participated in the last conference. It's gaining
> importance within the Indian academic and librarian circles. We already
> have some partnerships in different parts of India and hopefully there will
> be a major partnership news coming soon regarding Wikisource .
>
> Anyway, in this regard, I personally feel 2021 is bit far away. If this is
> not much a problem for WMPL or the user group, we can go for Autumn 2020 as
> it would be great for Indian communities to interact with the larger
> community and gain more knowledge at this vital time of growth. Please be
> assured, that any help needed from our side as Indian Wikisource
> communities and affiliates supporting Wikisource projects will be provided
> whenever needed.
>
> Regards,
> Bodhisattwa
>
>
> On Tue, 17 Dec 2019, 04:51 Ankry,  wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> As some of you already noticed, we were talking on Saturday not only
>> about Wikimedia Summit, but also about plans concerning Wikisource
>> Conference sequel. The first Wikisource Conference took place in Vienna in
>> 2015. Maybe, five years later, it is good time to organize the next event?
>>
>> The only way for this to happen is to receive a grant from WMF. Recently,
>> I have got a confirmation from my chapter that Wikimedia Polska is
>> willing to help us to apply for the grant and to organize Wikimedia
>> Conference in Warsaw as a fiscal sponsor
>> . (AFAIK
>> this is the same procedure that was applied to the conference in Vienna).
>>
>> What they need from us? We need:
>>
>>- to organize various commitees (Organizing Commitee, Program
>>Commitee, Grant Comission, etc); the discussion on Saturday showed that
>>there are people among us who want help in theese. Of course the more
>>people, the better
>>- to decide *when we want the Conference*. There are two possible
>>dates: Autumn 2020 (likely September) and Spring 2021 (likely May); we 
>> need
>>to decide which one is preferred and the decision is a bit urgent as for
>>the near term the deadline for grant application is 10 February (however 
>> it
>>is a realistic plan). At the moment this question is crucial
>>- to estimate how many people wish to participate in the Conference
>>
>> The person supporting us from WMPL is Natalia.
>>
>> We have prepared a short survey that should help us to find response to
>> the above questions. The survey is here:
>>
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-0WGvjrt1UcHhAl-CMtNps85m28R22a6CFkai_cH86k44rw/viewform
>>
>> Please, fill it if you are interested in participating the Conference.
>>
>> Best,
>>   Ankry
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[Garád , Claudia]

Hi all,

this is great news - I'm really excited by the prospect of a Wikisource 
Conference in Warsaw!


WMAT has already had a long call with Nathalia to share our experiences 
from organising the 2015 edition and of course we are here to support 
the next conference as best as we can!


Cheers

Claudia


Am 17.12.2019 um 05:43 schrieb Bodhisattwa Mandal:

Hi Ankry,

Thanks for taking up the initiative to organise the much needed 
conference. Wikisource is now a much more visible project in India 
compared to 2015, when we participated in the last conference. It's 
gaining importance within the Indian academic and librarian circles. 
We already have some partnerships in different parts of India and 
hopefully there will be a major partnership news coming soon regarding 
Wikisource .


Anyway, in this regard, I personally feel 2021 is bit far away. If 
this is not much a problem for WMPL or the user group, we can go for 
Autumn 2020 as it would be great for Indian communities to interact 
with the larger community and gain more knowledge at this vital time 
of growth. Please be assured, that any help needed from our side as 
Indian Wikisource communities and affiliates supporting Wikisource 
projects will be provided whenever needed.


Regards,
Bodhisattwa


On Tue, 17 Dec 2019, 04:51 Ankry, > wrote:


Hi all,

As some of you already noticed, we were talking on Saturday not
only about Wikimedia Summit, but also about plans concerning
Wikisource Conference sequel. The first Wikisource Conference took
place in Vienna in 2015. Maybe, five years later, it is good time
to organize the next event?

The only way for this to happen is to receive a grant from WMF.
Recently, I have got a confirmation from my chapter that Wikimedia
Polska is willing to help us to apply for the grant and to
organize Wikimedia Conference in Warsaw as a fiscal sponsor
.
(AFAIK this is the same procedure that was applied to the
conference in Vienna).

What they need from us? We need:

  * to organize various commitees (Organizing Commitee, Program
Commitee, Grant Comission, etc); the discussion on Saturday
showed that there are people among us who want help in theese.
Of course the more people, the better
  * to decide *when we want the Conference*. There are two
possible dates: Autumn 2020 (likely September) and Spring 2021
(likely May); we need to decide which one is preferred and the
decision is a bit urgent as for the near term the deadline for
grant application is 10 February (however it is a realistic
plan). At the moment this question is crucial
  * to estimate how many people wish to participate in the Conference

The person supporting us from WMPL is Natalia.

We have prepared a short survey that should help us to find
response to the above questions. The survey is here:


https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-0WGvjrt1UcHhAl-CMtNps85m28R22a6CFkai_cH86k44rw/viewform

Please, fill it if you are interested in participating the Conference.

Best,
  Ankry

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[Bodhisattwa Mandal]

Hi Ankry,

Thanks for taking up the initiative to organise the much needed conference.
Wikisource is now a much more visible project in India compared to 2015,
when we participated in the last conference. It's gaining importance within
the Indian academic and librarian circles. We already have some
partnerships in different parts of India and hopefully there will be a
major partnership news coming soon regarding Wikisource .

Anyway, in this regard, I personally feel 2021 is bit far away. If this is
not much a problem for WMPL or the user group, we can go for Autumn 2020 as
it would be great for Indian communities to interact with the larger
community and gain more knowledge at this vital time of growth. Please be
assured, that any help needed from our side as Indian Wikisource
communities and affiliates supporting Wikisource projects will be provided
whenever needed.

Regards,
Bodhisattwa


On Tue, 17 Dec 2019, 04:51 Ankry,  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> As some of you already noticed, we were talking on Saturday not only about
> Wikimedia Summit, but also about plans concerning Wikisource Conference
> sequel. The first Wikisource Conference took place in Vienna in 2015.
> Maybe, five years later, it is good time to organize the next event?
>
> The only way for this to happen is to receive a grant from WMF. Recently,
> I have got a confirmation from my chapter that Wikimedia Polska is
> willing to help us to apply for the grant and to organize Wikimedia
> Conference in Warsaw as a fiscal sponsor
> . (AFAIK this
> is the same procedure that was applied to the conference in Vienna).
>
> What they need from us? We need:
>
>- to organize various commitees (Organizing Commitee, Program
>Commitee, Grant Comission, etc); the discussion on Saturday showed that
>there are people among us who want help in theese. Of course the more
>people, the better
>- to decide *when we want the Conference*. There are two possible
>dates: Autumn 2020 (likely September) and Spring 2021 (likely May); we need
>to decide which one is preferred and the decision is a bit urgent as for
>the near term the deadline for grant application is 10 February (however it
>is a realistic plan). At the moment this question is crucial
>- to estimate how many people wish to participate in the Conference
>
> The person supporting us from WMPL is Natalia.
>
> We have prepared a short survey that should help us to find response to
> the above questions. The survey is here:
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-0WGvjrt1UcHhAl-CMtNps85m28R22a6CFkai_cH86k44rw/viewform
>
> Please, fill it if you are interested in participating the Conference.
>
> Best,
>   Ankry
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