Dear all, first of all, congratulations again for the newly elected WM-President and the new Board.
Unfortunately, we didn’t find the time at yesterday’s General Assembly in Bern to discuss an important point and project which was suggested to Wikimedia.ch by the Berner Fachhochschule recently – and was pre-discussed on the list already. At the end of yesterday’s meeting, I discussed with Beat Estermann (FH Bern) as well as Michael, Robin and Nando that Wikimedia should use this opportunity to further discuss and to seek cooperation with the FH for this project. WM has some potential to offer in this respect and projects like this can help to further increase Wikimedia’s expertise and reputation. Manuel previously announced his interest in this project and I am strongly interested to make this happen as well. I have some long experiences with similar projects on the national, European and international level (if members wish to have some more details, I can submit a detailed CV). As the time is pressing now, I suggest to create and delegate a WM-Working group to further discuss the R&D Project: Online Collaboration for Elderly People with Beat Estermann and the Berner Fachhochschule. As a starting point, we can consider what the German Wikipedia has done already with a similar project "Generation 50plus": http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Generation_50plus What IMO is formally needed now is a Board decision of the still acting and the newly elected Board to legitimise such a cooperation on solid grounds. Awaiting your approval in this matter. Best regards, Wolf Estermann Beat wrote Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:45: >Dear Manuel, dear list members, > >Thank you, Manuel, for your encouraging e-mail! As I suggested in my previous >mail to you, we will have a look bilaterally at how you can get implicated in >the elaboration of the project proposal. > >I agree with you that we first of all need grassroot support for the project >and I am very grateful that you mentioned that point. On the other hand, in >order to include Wikimeida CH in the proposal and to receive funding both on >behalf of Wikimedia CH and for the research institutions participating in the >project, it is important to get the association's official committment. It >therefore IS a question of the board. > >Best regards, > >Beat Estermann > > wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Manuel Schneider >Sent: Dienstag, 10. März 2009 16:35 > >Dear Beat, hallo Beat, > >I really like your project and will support that. >In the german Wikipedia there is a similar project "Generation 50plus": >http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Generation_50plus > >With a partner like the University of Berne I am pretty sure that this is a >very good idea. I hope other members will help. > >I don't think that it is a question of the board. If members are willing - I >am - we can realise that. > >Thanks for your offer, > > > >Manuel >-- >--------------------------------------------------------- >Master's SYSTEMS Webhosting & Servermanagement Scheffelstrasse 1 >79585 Steinen > >Manuel Schneider > >Tel: +49 7627 924555 >Fax: +49 7627 924557 > >m.schnei...@masterssystems.de >http://www.masterssystems.de >----------------------------------------------------------- > >_______________________________________________ >http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l > >_______________________________________________ >http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website >Wikimediach-l mailing list >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l > comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig www.comunica-ch.net Digitale Allemd http://blog.allmend.ch - EURALO https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?euralo_icann_at_large_europe _______________________________________________ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
