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First city: London, Manchester or B'ham | First city: London, Manchester or B'ham | ||
Activities: | ===Activities:=== | ||
* Internet access - restricted eg. no gaming, | * Internet access - restricted eg. no gaming, | ||
::- Some computers higher restricted (just Wikipedia, etc.) to ensure they are always accessible (and to appease paranoid parents) | ::- Some computers higher restricted (just Wikipedia, etc.) to ensure they are always accessible (and to appease paranoid parents) | ||
* Offline copies of | * Offline copies of encyclopedia | ||
* Free courses: Supported | * Free courses: Supported perhaps by businesses | ||
::- How to reseach on Wikipedia | ::- How to reseach on Wikipedia | ||
::- How to contribute to Wikipedia | ::- How to contribute to Wikipedia | ||
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* Bookshelf full of reference books (there is more to life than the web!) | * Bookshelf full of reference books (there is more to life than the web!) | ||
* Coffee machine | * Coffee machine | ||
* Super-fast access to Wikipedia via local squid server | |||
===Costs:=== | |||
Costs: | |||
* Rent | * Rent | ||
* Salaries | * Salaries | ||
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Sources of money: | ===Sources of money:=== | ||
* Sponsorship | * Sponsorship | ||
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* WMUK general funds | * WMUK general funds | ||
* WMF grants? (we should definitely talk to the foundation) | * WMF grants? (we should definitely talk to the foundation) | ||
===Budget=== | |||
Latest revision as of 21:37, 17 February 2011
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 encyclopedia
- Free courses: Supported perhaps 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
- Super-fast access to Wikipedia via local squid server
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)