WMF Planning Meeting December 17 2008
On December 17, 2008, a planning meeting will take place between the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Argentina regarding Wikimania 2009. Phoebe Ayers will participate as a long-time volunteer. The following is the proposed agenda:
- Location: Wikimedia Foundation offices, San Francisco
- Attendees: Erik Möller, Patti Melton, Phoebe Ayers, Frank Schulenburg, Patricio Lorente, Carlos Barcenilla, Cary Bass, Marylou Secoquian, Sara Crouse, Kul Wadhwa
- Minutes kept by: Patti Melton
Agenda
- 10.00-12.15 PM (optional for Marylou, Sara)
- Recap 2008 postmortem & recommendations
- Recap survey: Erik
- Present & discuss current state WM09: Patricio, Carlos
- Discussion
- 12.15 PM – 1PM
- Lunch – brought in
- 1PM – 3PM (optional for Jay, mostly optional for Sara)
- Finance & Administration discussion:
- Collect key questions
- Scholarships summary: Sara
- Sponsorships – which ones, who manages
- Budget & admission fees
- Financial relationship with WM-AR
- Advance funding
- Sponsorship money transfers
- Other administrative issues
- Define roles/responsibilities/actions
- 3 PM - 3.30 PM
- Break
- 3.30 PM – 5.30 PM (optional for Véronique, Marylou, Kul, Sara)
- Event / Program Discussion
- Collect key questions
- State / future of program committee?
- Public outreach function of the program
- Define roles/responsibilities/actions
- Information/Volunteer management (effeitsanders add)
- Press and media brainstorming
- Collect key questions
- Define roles/responsibilities/actions
- 6 PM
- Dinner at Delancey St. restaurant (map)