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[[File:EnglandLondon.png|thumb|right|London is home to an active Wikimedian community who hold monthly meetups.]]
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The '''Wikimedia UK Annual Conference 2012''' will be held on May 12. The exact location is still to be decided, but will probably be somewhere in London. The conference will incorporate both presentations and talks about Wikipedia/Wikimedia, as well as Wikimedia UK's Annual General Meeting. It should be free to attend, and lots of fun.
The '''Wikimedia UK Annual Conference 2012''' will be held on May 12 at the [[:wikipedia:Science Museum (London)|Science Museum]] in London. The conference will incorporate both presentations and talks about Wikipedia/Wikimedia, as well as Wikimedia UK's Annual General Meeting. It should be free to attend, and lots of fun.


== Agenda ==
== Agenda ==

Revision as of 21:22, 11 February 2012

London is home to an active Wikimedian community who hold monthly meetups.

The Wikimedia UK Annual Conference 2012 will be held on May 12 at the Science Museum in London. The conference will incorporate both presentations and talks about Wikipedia/Wikimedia, as well as Wikimedia UK's Annual General Meeting. It should be free to attend, and lots of fun.

Agenda

The agenda has still to be decided. It could look something like this:

Time Event
09.30 Gathering for tea and biscuits
09.50 Welcome
10.00 Talks about Wikipedia Talks about open content projects
12:00 UK Wikimedian of the Year 2012
12.30 Lunch break
13.30 Wikimedia UK AGM
15.00 Talks about Wikipedia Talks about open content projects
17.00 Close of meeting.
17.30 Retiring to a nearby pub. A mini Board meeting will also happen about now.

Wikimedia UK AGM

  • 13.30: Election Hustings and Voting
  • 14.00: Approval of minutes: 2011 AGM
  • 14.15: Board Report for 2010-2011
  • 14.30: Resolutions
  • 14.55: Announcement of the election results

Talks about Wikipedia

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

  • Details to come

Talks about open content projects

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

  • Details to come

Attendees

Are you interested in coming? Please sign up now, and we'll remind you closer to the time. It's important that we know how many to plan for, so that we can make sure there's enough seats to go around!

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

  • --Filceolaire 13:22, 29 January 2012 (UTC) Can cover my own costs to London. Can help with organising.
  • Jon Davies WMUK 14:33, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
  • Yes, I hope to come along this year. I should be able to cover my travel costs for London. CT Cooper · talk 12:31, 31 January 2012 (UTC)