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Thank you Greg for your application. I have let the [[Grants Committee]] know and they will offer any comments they may have soon. Regards -- [[User:Katie Chan (WMUK)|Katie Chan (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Katie Chan (WMUK)|talk]]) 14:18, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you Greg for your application. I have let the [[Grants Committee]] know and they will offer any comments they may have soon. Regards -- [[User:Katie Chan (WMUK)|Katie Chan (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Katie Chan (WMUK)|talk]]) 14:18, 28 November 2013 (UTC)


*Sounds ok. That's some expensive biscuits though - could Daria comment on that?  Do we have any sort of draft programme? [[User:Johnbod|Johnbod]] ([[User talk:Johnbod|talk]]) 04:05, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
:Sounds ok. That's some expensive biscuits though - could Daria comment on that?  Do we have any sort of draft programme? [[User:Johnbod|Johnbod]] ([[User talk:Johnbod|talk]]) 04:05, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
:: If it includes lunch, then that's reasonable - you can see their external catering prices [http://www.catering.stir.ac.uk/documents/hospitality-brochure.pdf here] (I'd hope this event would get a discount though). Worth noting the venue cost seems to be waived, which is good news.
 
::What I'd be a little more concerned about is the benefit for open knowledge movement and Wikimedia UK - the first two points of the outcomes focus much more on solely promoting University's initiatives ("Fulfil the CMC remit as a notable event in the academic calendar; Fulfil goal of contributing to launch of Digital Humanities research initiative in SAH as a means to forming a research network in Digital Humanities across Scoottish universities"). [[User:Daria Cybulska (WMUK)|Daria Cybulska (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Daria Cybulska (WMUK)|talk]]) 12:49, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

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Discussion

Thank you Greg for your application. I have let the Grants Committee know and they will offer any comments they may have soon. Regards -- Katie Chan (WMUK) (talk) 14:18, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Sounds ok. That's some expensive biscuits though - could Daria comment on that? Do we have any sort of draft programme? Johnbod (talk) 04:05, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
If it includes lunch, then that's reasonable - you can see their external catering prices here (I'd hope this event would get a discount though). Worth noting the venue cost seems to be waived, which is good news.
What I'd be a little more concerned about is the benefit for open knowledge movement and Wikimedia UK - the first two points of the outcomes focus much more on solely promoting University's initiatives ("Fulfil the CMC remit as a notable event in the academic calendar; Fulfil goal of contributing to launch of Digital Humanities research initiative in SAH as a means to forming a research network in Digital Humanities across Scoottish universities"). Daria Cybulska (WMUK) (talk) 12:49, 29 November 2013 (UTC)