[Wikimedia-l] Proposal: [WCA][Governance] Training for chapter and thematic org. board members

2013-04-21 Thread Fae
The majority of chapter boards (and the proposed thematic organizations) do not routinely have an induction process with training in expected reporting requirements, liability as directors, the role of oversight and how to maintain a competent and professional board function, etc. At the Milan

[Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikitech-ambassadors] Deploying alpha of VisualEditor to non-English Wikipedias

2013-04-21 Thread Nicole Ebber
Hey, The VisualEditor is going to be deployed in an opt-in version to several Wikipedias on Thursday next week. I am planning to hold a BarCamp session this afternoon in the Milan to discuss how chapters can support or facilitate a community communication and feedback process in this regards.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Wikimedia Conference feedback - Grazie mille!

2013-04-21 Thread Everton Zanella Alvarenga
Tante tante grazie, Wikimedia Italia! After 4 Wikimanias, this was my first Wikimedia Conference. A pity my Brazilian friends still didn't realise the importance of this event. So greate to see so many wonderful people to make things better and congratulations for your work! Arrivederci! Tom

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Wikimedia Conference feedback - Grazie mille!

2013-04-21 Thread Chris Keating
Since we don't thank each other enough in this movement. I'd like to add my thanks, to Wikimedia Italia for the great job they did organising their first Wikimedia conference, to everyone who spoke or presented, to the facilitators (whose facilitation extended to trying to find a bar with space

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Wikimedia Conference feedback - Grazie mille!

2013-04-21 Thread derfussi
A absolutely agree... Sitting in the train from Berlin to Cottbus now. Thanks to evrybody especially to the WMIT Team for doing a great Job. See you all... Stefan aka Fussi Gesendet von Windows-Mail Von: Chris Keating Gesendet: ‎Sonntag‎, ‎21‎. ‎April‎ ‎2013 ‎15‎:‎26 An: Wikimedia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Wikimedia Conference feedback - Grazie mille!

2013-04-21 Thread Everton Zanella Alvarenga
[off-topic] On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Chris Keating chriskeatingw...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks also to the Foundation board for holding a boring meeting with no surprises. Haha. There was a surprise for me. Jimbo thinks in South America the most spoken language is Spanish. Although

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Wikimedia Conference feedback - Grazie mille!

2013-04-21 Thread Chris Keating
(off-topic) And how come an English pub in Italia?! At least the grapa was good. ;) As I mentioned to a few people at the time, the beer was mainly German, Czech and Irish, and the spirits mainly Scottish, American, Italian and Russian, and the food was mainly nachos. Might not sound very

[Wikimedia-l] [Milan] Night out for those who don't leave today :)

2013-04-21 Thread Michał Buczyński
Hello all conference people, as not all people leave today, Polish Wikimedians with some friends meet together for some food/drink and everyone is wholeheartly welcomed. We are meeting at 8:00 p.m. next to Porta Genova metro station (green line) on the piazza stazione di Porta Genova. Then we

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal: [WCA][Governance] Training for chapter and thematic org. board members

2013-04-21 Thread Bence Damokos
Sounds like a great idea. Best regards, Bence On Sunday, April 21, 2013, Fae f...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: The majority of chapter boards (and the proposed thematic organizations) do not routinely have an induction process with training in expected reporting requirements, liability as