Re: [Wikimania-l] Hong Kong tips

2013-07-29 Thread Teemeah .
Hi guys, thanks for the tips. Besides those given here and on the Wikimania page, I strongly advise to visit discoverhongkong.com, it's the official tourism website of HK, multilingual, with lots of up-to-date and useful info + discount vouchers to certain paid sights (like Madame Tussaud's for

Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimedia-l] Questions for the WMF Board of Trustees?

2013-07-29 Thread Lodewijk
Hi Phoebe, thanks for pointing to this! I see that this year we only have one hour of board QA. I have always seen a lot of value in these board discussions, especially when it can come to actually that: discussions. As there are several discussion sessions scheduled, without a specific topic,

Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimedia-l] Questions for the WMF Board of Trustees?

2013-07-29 Thread phoebe ayers
Hi Lodewijk, Thanks for the idea! I can't commit right now that anyone will be able to do this (all the trustees have a busy schedule and are pulled in lots of different directions during Wikimania) but we might be able to schedule a session or two (though since the schedule is so packed with

[Wikimania-l] Schedule of Wikimania 2013!

2013-07-29 Thread Deryck Chan
Dear all, Just in case you haven't noticed, the schedule of Wikimania 2013 has been overhauled (mostly formatting, but also a few swaps) about two weeks ago. https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Schedule Also, the conference booklets have already been sent to print. Hooray! However,

Re: [Wikimania-l] Schedule of Wikimania 2013!

2013-07-29 Thread Benny
I'm being bold and changed the image Hopefully this year's Wikimania came with it's own life-size Schedule Wall. :p   ___ Regards, benny From: Deryck Chan deryckc...@gmail.com To: Wikimania general list (open subscription)

Re: [Wikimania-l] Hong Kong tips

2013-07-29 Thread Ellie Young
The same people that do this web site, Hont Kong Tourism Board, will be supplying apps for easy access. They will also be at a booth at the JCA Auditorium to help people on site with their travel plans for siteseeing, etc on August 7, 8 and 9. Ellie On Jul 29, 2013, at 12:39 AM, Teemeah .

Re: [Wikimania-l] Hong Kong tips

2013-07-29 Thread Sumana Harihareswara
Great, thanks everyone! I looked at http://www.discoverhongkong.com and https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Hong_Kong and https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Must-read_tips and searched the web, and feel well-prepared. I plan on following these suggestions and wearing light trousers and

[Wikimania-l] Wikimania DevCamp

2013-07-29 Thread aude
We invite folks attending Wikimania to join the DevCamp during the preconference days (August 7-8) at the main conference venue. Newbies, experienced developers and everyone is welcome. There will be a series of tutorials on topics including Wikimedia Labs, Wikidata, security and performance for

[Wikimania-l] Wi-Fi at the Conference Venue

2013-07-29 Thread Jack LEE
Hi! Will Wi-Fi be available at the conference venue? Regards, Jack (User:Smuconlaw) ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wi-Fi at the Conference Venue

2013-07-29 Thread Jeremy Baron
On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Jack LEE jack...@smu.edu.sg wrote: Will Wi-Fi be available at the conference venue? Wifi availability at the conference is important enough that it would be a show stopper for any venue where wifi is an impossibility. (we would likewise reject any venue that

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania DevCamp

2013-07-29 Thread Deryck Chan
On 30 July 2013 02:56, aude aude.w...@gmail.com wrote: We invite folks attending Wikimania to join the DevCamp during the preconference days (August 7-8) at the main conference venue. Newbies, experienced developers and everyone is welcome. There will be a series of tutorials on topics