Hi Richard, We are looking at January 23 or 24 but there is enough consensus around both dates so getting one shouldn't be a problem for us.
Here is the link to the page I have started: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_20_Countdown/Africa. Which would be worked on a lot in the coming days. Thanks. On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 6:17 PM Pharos <pharosofalexand...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, fantastic. would be glad to have all of the same resources for the > Asia-Pacific event go to the Africa event as well. > > Do you have a date? I was thinking next weekend rather than this weekend > if we want to have some time for planning beforehand. > > Thanks, > Richard > (User:Pharos) > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 1:12 PM Justice Okai-Allotey < > owulakpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Richard, >> >> So we have had a few Affiliates from Africa shown interest in this >> session and so we are proceeding to create a meta page for our event. >> >> I wanted to know if the resources available to the Asia-Pacific event >> would also be available for our use. >> >> Looking forward to hearing from you soon. >> >> Regards, >> Justice. >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 3:59 PM yamen bousrih <bousrihya...@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Thanks Richard for this initiative. >>> >>> I think Wikimedia Tunisia should be interested as well. I'm ccing the >>> board for more details and confirmation. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Yamen >>> >>> >>> >>> Le samedi 9 janvier 2021 à 06:26:43 UTC+1, Pharos < >>> pharosofalexand...@gmail.com> a écrit : >>> >>> >>> The date has not been confirmed, and we cannot confirm that we will do >>> an event of this kind, because there has not been sufficient interest yet. >>> >>> If 3 or 4 African affiliates would be interested, then I think it might >>> be very possible to figure something out, and use the same model as the >>> Asia-Pacific regional livestream. >>> >>> I would suggest perhaps we could talk about if this is practical toward >>> the end of the second SWAN call on Sunday: >>> >>> >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#January_meeting >>> >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Jan_10_19:00_UTC_participants >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Richard >>> (User:Pharos) >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 5:41 PM Adjoa Linda Fletcher <belriv...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Has the date been confirmed? >>> Thanks, >>> I have had a lot of things to deal with. >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 2:07 PM Pharos <pharosofalexand...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Justice and all, >>> >>> The main thing involved in getting it done would be if a critical mass >>> of Wikimedia affiliates in Africa are interested (such as Ghana and >>> others), and if there is a date and time that works for most people. >>> >>> The format would be a panel discussion of representatives from >>> affiliates across Africa, and possibly also pre-recorded short video >>> segments, or whatever is suitable. There will be some music at the >>> Asia-Pacific one as well. >>> >>> As to dates, I would suggest possibly Saturday Jan 16 (which is when the >>> Asia-Pacific event is) or Sunday January 17. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Richard >>> (User:Pharos) >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 4:10 AM Justice Okai-Allotey < >>> owulakpa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Richard, >>> >>> This is something I believe we would be interested in what is the format >>> of this conversation and what would be involved in getting it done. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Justice. >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 1:11 AM Pharos <pharosofalexand...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi African Wikimedians, >>> >>> We're hoping to do a series of Wikipedia Weekly livestream in shows in >>> the week or so after Wikipedia's 20th anniversary in January, calling it >>> "Wiki Week". >>> >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_20_Countdown#Wiki_Week,_Jan_2021 >>> >>> This is an example event we are planning for the Asia-Pacific region: >>> >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_20_Countdown/Asia-Pacific >>> >>> Are some African affiliates interested in participating in something >>> similar? 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