WikiConference UK 2011

Bristol is Down South, but still easy to get to.

WikiConference UK 2011 will be held on Saturday 16 April 2011 in Bristol - at the Watershed. The conference will incorporate both presentations and talks about Wikipedia/Wikimedia, as well as Wikimedia UK's Annual General Meeting. It will be free to attend, and lots of fun.

WikiConference UK 2011 - In a nutshell When: Saturday 16th April 2011, 10:00-17:00 Where: The Watershed Media Centre, Bristol, England. See below for location details. Cost: Free to attend. Register now! Keynote Speaker: Keynote presentation by (TBA) Other talks: Submit your talk now! Calendar: Download as an ics file to add to your calendar.

Getting to the conference

The Watershed in Bristol

The conference is at the Watershed Media Centre in Bristol. The address is:

Watershed,

1 Canon's Rd,

Harbourside,

Bristol,

BS1 5TX

Bristol is easy to get to via car, bus, train or airplane. Directions to the venue can be found on Watershed's website. For National Express buses to Bristol, see their website.

Hotel options include:

• Full Moon Bristol - hostel, from £17/night
• YHA Bristol - hostel, £20/night (no space on night of the 16th)
• Premier Inn - hotel, several in Bristol, around £65/night
• Ibis - hotel, around £70/night (no space on night of the 16th)
• Mint Hotel - around £70/night
• Raddison Blu - hotel, around £90/night.

For other possiblities, try Visit Bristol's website, Bed and Breakfasts UK, or Lodging World.

If you need financial support to attend the conference, please contact User:Mike Peel.

Agenda

Time	Watershed 1	Watershed 2
9.30	Gathering for tea and biscuits
9:50	Welcome
10:00	Content Sessions	Chapter/activities Sessions
12:15	Lunch
13:00	Wikimedia UK AGM
15:00	Keynote talk (speaker TBA)
16:00	Content sessions	Guided discussion about the future of the chapter
17:00	Close
17.30	First meeting of new Board. Others retiring to a nearby pub in typical wikimeet style.

Content Sessions

Intended to be focused on content - e.g. Wikiprojects.

• Details to come
• Please submit your talk proposals at WikiConference UK 2011/Talk Submissions

Chapter/activities Sessions

Intended to be focused on 'meta' discussion - e.g. what the chapter can do.

• Details to come
• Please submit your talk proposals at WikiConference UK 2011/Talk Submissions

Wikimedia UK AGM

Also see

Annual Conference 2011/AGM Notice

Time	Activity	Speaker/leader
13.00	Welcome and introduction	Andrew Turvey
13.10	Election Hustings and Voting: List of Candidates, Candidate Statements and Ballot Paper	Tellers
13.45	Approval of minutes: 2009 AGM, 2010 AGM	Mike Peel
14.00	Board Report for 2010-2011	Andrew Turvey
14.25	Resolutions	Mike Peel
14.50	Announcement of the election results	Tellers

Board meeting

• Assignment of officials
  • Chair
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
• Briefings from outgoing board members
  • Chair; Andrew Turvey
  • Secretary: Mike Peel
  • Treasurer: Tom Dalton
  • Director: Steve Virgin
• Date and location of the next board meeting

Attendees

Are you interested in coming? Please register now via Eventbrite! It's important that we know how many to plan for, so that we can make sure there's enough seats to go around! Please also sign up below so that other attendees can find out who else is attending.

If you're likely to need assistance covering your travel costs to the conference, please mention that / let us know otherwise.

1. Mike Peel 22:45, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
2. Seddon 20:22, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
3. Thryduulf 21:23, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
4. MartinPoulter 09:10, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
5. WereSpielChequers 13:33, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
6. Victuallers 23:32, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
7. AndrewRT 00:28, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
8. Sadads 02:30, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
9. Fæ 00:03, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
10. LondonStatto 09:48, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
11. The Land 12:31, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
12. Johnbod 14:05, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
13. Likely but not definite. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:47, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
14. wikipedia:User:Qwfp 07:47, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
15. Andy Dingley 13:19, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
16. Colds7ream 15:34, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
17. Dirkbb 12:11, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
18. LoopZilla 09:52, 27 March 2011 (UTC) (would like travel costs support)
19. Steve Woods 13:04 29 March 2011 (UTC)
20. Deryck Chan 10:40, 30 March 2011 (UTC) (need financial support for travel costs and accommodation)
21. Andrew Davidson 12:21, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
22. 109.154.137.246 15:03, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Apologies

• Andy Mabbett - I would have liked to attend, and offer a talk, but am already committed to a museum hackday in the West Midlands.

Metadata

(Emits hCalendar microformat)

• WikiConference UK 2011
• Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX - 51.45149, -2.59802
• 20110416T1000+01:00-20110416T1700+01:00