Hello everyone, We’ll be holding IRC office hours on Monday, March 23 at 18:00 UTC / 11:00 PDT to discuss the Wikimedia Foundation’s decision to file suit against the NSA <http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/10/wikimedia-v-nsa/>. Wikimedia Foundation Executive director Lila Tretikov will be there to answer questions about why we decided to file suit, the importance of this action, and to hear your thoughts on the issue.
The office hours will be held in #Wikimedia-office on the Freenode network. You can find information on how to get online, including a link to a webchat option if you don't have an IRC client, on the meta office hours page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#How_to_participate>. You can also find a time converter for the start of the start of the hour here <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=IRC+Office+Hours%3A+Wikimedia+Foundation+and+NSA+Complaint+&iso=20150323T11&p1=224&ah=1>. Note that the U.S. has just switched to Daylight Savings Time, so you may want to double check for the time in your location. Like most of our public office hours, this one will be publicly logged and will be posted on the meta office hour page shortly after it's conclusion. Due to the legal issues surrounding this topic, this will be a moderated session and Lila will not be able to comment on specific legal arguments or theory. We are currently finalizing the selection of a moderator and will update the meta office hours page prior to the office hours. Also, tomorrow (Friday, March 20), Jimmy, Lila, and ACLU attorney Jameel Jaffer will be doing a Reddit AMA at 4:00 PM UTC to answer questions about this topic. Anyone who would like to join can do so via this link: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA. Thank you, Philippe *Philippe Beaudette * \\ Director, Community Advocacy \\ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. T: 1-415-839-6885 x6643 | phili...@wikimedia.org | : @Philippewiki <https://twitter.com/Philippewiki> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
