Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa Acquisition Assistance

2013-08-17 Thread Nkansah Rexford
There's no dedicated honk Kong embassy in Ghana. Chinese embassy wasn't functional during the period of visa applications. However with the support of visa assistance from the organizing team, a Ghanaian could attend the conference even with less than 3 weeks to time. The secret? The HK

Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa Acquisition Assistance

2013-08-17 Thread Abbas Mahmood
Well, I should have beeen more specific: I was referring to the European/American/Western context. Just to give you a heads up: don't expect the British Embassy to process your visa application the way Hong Kong does. Abbas. Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 07:59:38 + From: nkansahrexf...@gmail.com

Re: [Wikimania-l] A thought: Different tracks

2013-08-17 Thread WereSpielChequers
I like Lodewijk's suggestion for a single organising table, but I disagree with organising the tracks by format. For me the topic was always more important than whether it was a round table, a presentation or whatever. In practice some wikimanias like Haifa and I think Buenos Aires will have a

Re: [Wikimania-l] A thought: Different tracks

2013-08-17 Thread Lodewijk
One of the reasons to put certain types of sessions in certain types of threads would be to accommodate the room setting to be adjusted accordingly. For a discussion setup, I would really want a round table setup and definitely not a cinema setup (as happened a few times this year but also

Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa Acquisition Assistance

2013-08-17 Thread Nkansah Rexford
Thank you. I wouldn't expect it the way the HK goes. However, I would expect visa assistance from the inviting organization; a strong visa assistance. Rex On Aug 17, 2013 8:21 AM, Abbas Mahmood abbas...@hotmail.com wrote: Well, I should have beeen more specific: I was referring to the