Activities/Wikimedia UK centre

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)