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> From: Philipp Schmidt
> To: Anton de Wet
> Subject: Fwd: First African Wikimedia Chapter
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> For the people in Gauteng. Maybe interesting for the Drupal crowd. P
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> From: Andrew Rens
> Date: 26 July 2010 11:20
> Subject: First African Wikimedia Chapter
> To: Steve Song
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> Hi
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> Achal Prabhala is in South Africa to help set up a local Wikimedia
> chapter, the first in Africa.
> I know all too well that you are all busy but please consider if you
> would (a) like to be involved yourself, (b) can send this call-to-arms
> off to your mailing network and (c) if Achal could meet with some of
> your bright young things/associates/proteges?
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> The organisers are hoping that you can put the call out to your
> networks. Are there some FOSS geeks, free culture kids that you think
> would love to be involved? If so, we have travel and accommodation
> scholarships for them (and you, if you are interested) to come up to
> Joburg for that weekend.
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> TACP is coordinating the event in August.
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> Here is the invitation:
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> We're looking for able, diverse, passionate-about-open-culture people
> who would like to take this initiative forward and help drive it.
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> You need to understand the 'open culture' environment and be committed
> to the Wikipedia ideals but do not necessarily have to be Wikipedians
> (ie editors on Wikipedia). We need a mix of skills in order to take
> this forward, so visionaries, implementers who like to roll up their
> sleeves and get busy, networkers who can talk the talk, and
> strategic-thinkers are all welcomed.
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> A kickoff workshop will be held at Wits on 7th and 8th August (from
> 12noon Saturday and again on Sunday until midday).
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> What's more, two international people from the Wikimedia Advisory
> Committee are going to actually fly out for this meeting. And Achal
> Prabhala will also be here giving us some guidance and insight into
> the Indian Chapter and how this was set up. In fact, Achal will be
> here from the end of the week and will be in Cape Town for a few days
> next week.
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> The African Commons Project is coordinating efforts, and can be
> contacted iro any enqueries:
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> Kerryn McKay
> email me at: kerryn@africancommons.org
> phone me: +2711 486 0211, cell: +27 82 334 6165,
> skype me: kerrynmac
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> Andrew Rens
> Now blogging at www.aliquidnovi.org
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