WikiConference UK 2011
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.
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We're currently in the early stage of planning; if you can help, please see the talk page or volunteer below.
Agenda
The agenda has still to be decided. It could look something like this:
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9.30 | Gathering for tea and biscuits |
| 10:30 | Welcome |
| 11:00 | Morning Sessions |
| 12:30 | |
| 13:00 | Wikimedia UK AGM |
| 15:00 | Afternoon Sessions |
| 16:30 | Closing Keynote |
| 17:30 | Close |
| 18.00 | Retiring to a nearby pub in typical wikimeet style. A mini Board meeting will also happen about now. |
Wikimedia UK AGM
- 13.30: Election Hustings and Voting
- 14.00: Approval of minutes: 2009 AGM, 2010 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
Post-conference activities
- Any suggestions for a pub?
- The mini board meeting will likely focus on deciding upon the officials, getting a briefing from the outgoing board members and handing materials over, and deciding the date (and location) of the next (in-person) board meeting.
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.
- Mike Peel 22:45, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
- Seddon 20:22, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
- Thryduulf 21:23, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
- MartinPoulter 09:10, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
- WereSpielChequers 13:33, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
- CT Cooper · talk 13:51, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
- Victuallers 23:32, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
- AndrewRT 00:28, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
- Sadads 02:30, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
- Fæ 00:03, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
- LondonStatto 09:48, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
- GaryMulder Gary Mulder 19:20, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
- The Land 12:31, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
- Johnbod 14:05, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
Volunteers
We want this conference and AGM to be driven by the UK community so that it can be a real success. If you would like to get involved in organising the conference and AGM, want to help out on the day or help out with the online side of things please sign below with what your interested in doing.
- Seddon 20:29, 13 September 2010 (UTC) - Happy to help wherever im needed.
- 86.22.208.87 17:33, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
Venue
Watershed, 1 Canon's Rd, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX