Hi, I have a request for our American & Canadian friends: Could you collect a lot of power cables with US sockets, so that all of us foreigners can use them instead of complicated adapter plugs ? I know that I have dozens of them hanging around my house, they come with all the equipment but I do not discard them when I get rid of the old stuff. I am sure that you guys over there can get boxes of these power cords for free.
Hint: Tell your local newspaper that you are looking for power cords for different devices. They can then run a "human interest" story about how dozens (or hundreds, whatever) of wikimedians from all over the world will be coming to Montreal and they will all need to connect their computers and other devices. Different countries use different plugs (as some American wikimedians were very surprised to find out last summer in Esino Lario). Best regards Gabe On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 6:57 PM, Cornelius Kibelka < cornelius.kibe...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > Thanks a lot for your answers, and especially Andrew for the photo! > > See you soon, > Cornelius > > -- > > Cornelius Kibelka > > Program and Engagement Coordinator (PEC) > for the Wikimedia Conference > > > > Am 18.07.2017 16:21 schrieb "Andrew Lih" <and...@andrewlih.com>: > >> I’ve started a section on the Travel_tips page on Wikimania wiki: >> >> https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Travel_tips#Electrical_systems >> >> -Andrew >> >> >> -Andrew Lih >> Associate professor of journalism, American University >> US National Archives Citizen Archivist of the Year (2016) >> Knight Foundation grant recipient - Wikipedia Space (2015) >> Wikimedia DC - Outreach and GLAM >> --- >> Email: and...@andrewlih.com >> WEB: https://muckrack.com/fuzheado >> PROJECT: Wikipedia Space: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:WPSPACE >> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:WPSPACE> >> BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http://www.wikipediarevolution.com >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Andrew Lih <and...@andrewlih.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Actually, I can give you an exact snapshot of the plugs in the Sheraton >>> rooms. >>> >>> They are standard grounded three prong US/Canada 110V plugs. >>> >>> From our site visit earlier this year, this is what is in the room next >>> to the work desk: >>> >>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania-2017-shera >>> ton-plugs.jpg >>> >>> The good news is they have four power plugs by default, a USB port, and >>> if you want to plug in your own video you can. >>> >>> -Andrew >>> >>> >>> -Andrew Lih >>> Associate professor of journalism, American University >>> US National Archives Citizen Archivist of the Year (2016) >>> Knight Foundation grant recipient - Wikipedia Space (2015) >>> Wikimedia DC - Outreach and GLAM >>> --- >>> Email: and...@andrewlih.com >>> WEB: https://muckrack.com/fuzheado >>> PROJECT: Wikipedia Space: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:WPSPACE >>> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:WPSPACE> >>> BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http://www.wikipediarevolution.com >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 9:52 AM, Béria Lima <berial...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I don't know the specifics of the Sheraton Hotel, but in all the places >>>> in Montréal I visited they use the type B Socket. >>>> >>>> On Jul 18, 2017 8:18 AM, "Cornelius Kibelka" < >>>> cornelius.kibe...@wikimedia.de> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I have to ask one of these naive (European) questions: >>>>> >>>>> My colleagues and me, we have mostly adapters for the "B" socket type >>>>> (those with a round grounding). Can we use them in the Sheraton hotel – or >>>>> do we need the "A" socket type adapters (those sockets without an entry >>>>> for >>>>> the round grounding)? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance, >>>>> cheers >>>>> >>>>> Cornelius >>>>> -- >>>>> Cornelius Kibelka >>>>> Program and Engagement Coordinator (PEC) >>>>> for the Wikimedia Conference >>>>> >>>>> Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin >>>>> Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 >>>>> http://wikimedia.de >>>>> >>>>> Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen >>>>> Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! >>>>> http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ >>>>> >>>>> Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. >>>>> V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg >>>>> unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt >>>>> für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207 >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>>> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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