2012 Activity Plan/Travel grants
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The 2012 Activity Plan includes £15,000 for travel grants, with budget responsibility being with Mike Peel with office support. The description of the budget reads:
This page sets out the breakdown of the budget for the specific projects it supports. It is a working document that will evolve over time.
Note that board and staff travel is not covered under this budget - that falls under 'staff travel' and 'board costs'. Additional travel support for projects not listed here may also be covered by other budgets.
| Project | Amount |
|---|---|
| Wikimania 2012 | £5,000 |
| Finance Meeting | £2,000 |
| Chapters Meeting | £3,000 (TBC) |
| GLAMCamp | £2,000 (TBC) |
| Wikisym | £1,500 (TBC) |
| Other projects | £1,500 (TBC) |
| Total | £15,000 |
Wikimania 2012
Wikimania 2012 is the global Wikimedia conference that takes place once per year. In 2012 it will be located in Washington D.C., USA, on 12-14 July 2012. We will provide scholarships for UK Wikimedia contributors and individuals from partner organisations.
We will provide scholarships totaling £5,000. At around £1k total costs per person for flight, accommodation, etc., this would fund 5 people - more if we offer partial scholarships. We will aim to provide scholarships via the central Wikimania scholarships system, providing that we have input into the selection of the relevant candidates. The office would organise their travel (using our supplier) and accommodation (at the conference hotel) directly. We would not be contributing to scholarships for people from other countries, as the WMF is doing this (and hence we are indirectly contributing to those via our grant to the WMF).
Finance Meeting
The Finance Meeting is a semi-annual meeting to discuss the Wikimedia fundraising activities, and also other finance-related issues such as financial policies and funds dissemination within the Wikimedia movement. This year it will take place in Paris, France, on 18-19 February 2012. Given the global nature of this debate, this meeting needs global representation in order to result in global solutions. We will support the attendance of board members from other Wikimedia organisations that were not able to participate in the global Wikimania Fundraiser last year.
We will provide support of up to £2,000. This will be implemented either by reimbursing costs already incurred to/by Wikimedia France, or by booking flights for individuals via the office. Costs per flight will vary depending on the origin country.
Chapters Meeting
- NB - this is currently a draft proposal.
The annual Chapters Meeting brings together all of the Wikimedia chapters, along with the Wikimedia Foundation, to discuss the global Wikimedia movement, recent activities, and future strategies, opportunities and possibilities. This year it will take place in Berlin on 30 March-1 April 2012. We will provide sponsorship either to enable other chapters to attend the chapters meeting, or to provide general support for the meeting (e.g. last year we funded the facilitators).
We will provide support of up to £3,000 (TBC). If we provide travel sponsorship then we will offer to book flights directly via the office, and pay for accommodation via invoice from WMDE. If we provide general support, it will be by invoice from WMDE only.
GLAMCamp
- NB - this is currently a draft proposal.
GLAMcamp is a regular meeting of those active with GLAM-Wikimedia activities and relationships. The location and date of the next GLAMcamp has yet to be decided.
We will provide up to £2,000 (TBC) to support the attendance of both UK volunteers, and some international volunteers.
Wikisym
- NB - this is currently a draft proposal.
Wikisym is an annual meeting of those carrying out scholarly research on or about Wikimedia. Wikisym 2012 will take place in Austria on 27-29 August 2012.
We will provide up to £1,500 (TBC) to cover the full costs for two UK attendees, which are either to be selected via an open call or selected via a Wikisym-organised scholarship process (if one exists).
Other projects
Given the above, £1,500 remains unallocated, which will be used to support other projects. This could include Wiki Loves Monuments.