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 encylopedia 
   * Free courses: Supported prehaps 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

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)

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