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Activities: | Activities: | ||
* Internet access - restricted eg. no gaming, | |||
::- Some computers higher restricted (just Wikipedia, etc.) to ensure they are always accessible (and to appease paranoid parents) | |||
* Offline copies of encylopedia | |||
* Free courses: Supported prehaps by businesses | |||
::- How to reseach on Wikipedia | |||
::- How to contribute to Wikipedia | |||
::- More general stuff? actually yes, i mean if we can provide proper courses? | |||
* Bookshelf full of reference books (there is more to life than the web!) | |||
* Coffee machine | |||
Costs: | Costs: | ||
* Rent | |||
* Salaries | |||
* Electricity | |||
* Council rates | |||
* Fast web connection | |||
* Coffee | |||
* Liability insurance | |||
* Contents insurance | |||
* Computer hardware | |||
Sources of money: | Sources of money: | ||
* Sponsorship | |||
* Grants (charities and government) | |||
* Merchandise | |||
* Direct donations | |||
* WMUK general funds | |||
* WMF grants? (we should definitely talk to the foundation) | |||
Revision as of 01:12, 28 August 2009
Topics for discussion:
Location: Main cities like: Manchester, London, Cardiff, B'ham, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Glasgow, Southhampton, Liverpool,
First city: London, Manchester or B'ham
Activities:
- Internet access - restricted eg. no gaming,
- - Some computers higher restricted (just Wikipedia, etc.) to ensure they are always accessible (and to appease paranoid parents)
- Offline copies of encylopedia
- Free courses: Supported prehaps by businesses
- - How to reseach on Wikipedia
- - How to contribute to Wikipedia
- - More general stuff? actually yes, i mean if we can provide proper courses?
- Bookshelf full of reference books (there is more to life than the web!)
- Coffee machine
Costs:
- Rent
- Salaries
- Electricity
- Council rates
- Fast web connection
- Coffee
- Liability insurance
- Contents insurance
- Computer hardware
Sources of money:
- Sponsorship
- Grants (charities and government)
- Merchandise
- Direct donations
- WMUK general funds
- WMF grants? (we should definitely talk to the foundation)