Hi Jon, I'm confused - how can it be a 'small internal meeting' that also includes people that aren't 'internal' to the WMUK office? And why, if it's an internal meeting, did it take place on a weekend necessitating staff to give up their Saturday?
Thanks, Mike On 7 Apr 2014, at 09:40, Jon Davies <jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Good morning everybody, > > Daria and I are puzzled as to why a small internal meeting gained the status > of a 'summit'! It was part of the analysis we are doing particularly with > regard to the UK sponsored WiR posts and one of a series of processes. It > involved people who had been paid by WMUK or closely involved in that > proocess looking at the particular issues that brings up. > > We fully expect Andy and everyone to be involved through the consultation and > in particular we are planning a day event (it was provisionally May 24 but we > are not sure of the date yet, it is likely to slip into June). This will be > up on the wiki as soon as we know and everyone will be welcome. Andy's > experience will be very relevant. > > Jon > > PS Can I thank Jonathan and Daria and everyone else who gave up their > Saturday. > > > > On 7 April 2014 03:02, Chris McKenna <cmcke...@sucs.org> wrote: > What information have you found about this event? I have been unable to > verify its existence based on searches of google, WMF wikis and mailing lists > to which I am subscribed. > > The closest I can come is Daria posting on the 17th March on the WMF Outreach > Wiki about WMUK's survey about WIR positions in the UK [1], or her posting on > the Water Cooler on Thursday (3 April) about the volunteer opportunity > related to analysing the data from this survey [2]. > > This makes me wonder whether some wires have got crossed somewhere along the > line? > > Chris > > > [1] > https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikipedian_in_Residence#Wikimedia_UK_is_running_a_survey_of_its_WIR_programme > [2] > https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Water_cooler#Looking_for_a_Research_Volunteer_to_help_us_with_the_Wikimedian_in_Residence_survey_-_interesting_opportunity.21 > > > > On Sun, 6 Apr 2014, Andy Mabbett wrote: > > As a four-time[1] Wikipedian-in-Residence (indeed, as WMUK's first > Wikipedian-in-Residence), I would be interested to know more about the > "Wikipedian-in-Residence summit", which was apparently held by WMUK > yesterday. > > I don't seem to be able to find anything on the wiki, not even an event > listing. > > > > [1] More , if you count short stints under other titles. > > -- > Andy Mabbett > @pigsonthewing > http://pigsonthewing.org.uk > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > ---- > Chris McKenna > > cmcke...@sucs.org > www.sucs.org/~cmckenna > > > The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, > but with the heart > > Antoine de Saint Exupery > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > > > -- > Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 > tweet @jonatreesdavies > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. > > Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
